Oakville vs University City

A side-by-side comparison of Oakville and University City: population, income, housing, and more.

Oakville and University City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakville has the higher population (35,166 vs 34,655 in University City). Oakville has the higher median household income ($103,125 vs $76,466 in University City). Oakville has the higher median home value ($292,500 vs $285,100 in University City).

Population, income & housing

	Oakville	University City
Population	35,166	34,655
Median age	45.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,125	$76,466
Median home value	$292,500	$285,100
Median gross rent	$1,083	$1,265
Housing units	14,280	17,827
Homeownership rate	86.5%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	64.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakville	University City
Population	36,407 → 35,166 (-3.4%)	34,498 → 34,655 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$85,972 → $103,125 (+20.0%)	$61,274 → $76,466 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$234,800 → $292,500 (+24.6%)	$273,500 → $285,100 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$907 → $1,083 (+19.4%)	$1,066 → $1,265 (+18.7%)

Oakville

Population

36,40735,166

Median household income

$85,972$103,125

Median home value

$234,800$292,500

Median gross rent

$907$1,083

University City

Population

34,49834,655

Median household income

$61,274$76,466

Median home value

$273,500$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakville	University City
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	13.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.2%
75 and over	8.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakville	University City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	54.7%
Black or African American	2.7%	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakville	University City
No high school diploma	4.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	22.6%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	32.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakville	University City
Drove alone	78.1%	66.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	4.5%
Walked	0.4%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.8%	17.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakville	University City
1-unit, detached	80.9%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	8.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakville	University City
Poverty rate	5.6%	13.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1982	1949