Oakmont vs West View

A side-by-side comparison of Oakmont and West View: population, income, housing, and more.

Oakmont and West View are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakmont has the higher population (6,712 vs 6,582 in West View). Oakmont has the higher median household income ($89,055 vs $70,954 in West View). Oakmont has the higher median home value ($317,700 vs $209,800 in West View).

Population, income & housing

	Oakmont	West View
Population	6,712	6,582
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$89,055	$70,954
Median home value	$317,700	$209,800
Median gross rent	$1,125	$963
Housing units	3,606	2,972
Homeownership rate	58.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakmont	West View
Population	6,480 → 6,712 (+3.6%)	6,601 → 6,582 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$65,833 → $89,055 (+35.3%)	$60,997 → $70,954 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$206,200 → $317,700 (+54.1%)	$132,400 → $209,800 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $1,125 (+28.0%)	$834 → $963 (+15.5%)

Oakmont

Population

6,4806,712

Median household income

$65,833$89,055

Median home value

$206,200$317,700

Median gross rent

$879$1,125

West View

Population

6,6016,582

Median household income

$60,997$70,954

Median home value

$132,400$209,800

Median gross rent

$834$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakmont	West View
Under 5	4.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.8%
75 and over	10.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakmont	West View
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakmont	West View
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	17.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakmont	West View
Drove alone	67.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.6%	1.8%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	10.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakmont	West View
1-unit, detached	50.3%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	8.2%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakmont	West View
Poverty rate	3.9%	6.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1963	1950