Oakdale vs Tunnel City

A side-by-side comparison of Oakdale and Tunnel City: population, income, housing, and more.

Oakdale and Tunnel City are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakdale has the higher population (285 vs 105 in Tunnel City). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $181,100 in Tunnel City). Since 2019, Oakdale's population has grown faster (+2.9% vs -2.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
Population	285	105
Median age	46.9 yrs	62.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,563	—
Median home value	$187,500	$181,100
Median gross rent	$588	—
Housing units	168	72
Homeownership rate	84.7%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
Population	277 → 285 (+2.9%)	108 → 105 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $86,563 (+47.3%)	$55,625 → $56,667 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$132,100 → $187,500 (+41.9%)	$87,500 → $181,100 (+107.0%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $588 (+20.2%)	—

Oakdale

Population

277285

Median household income

$58,750$86,563

Median home value

$132,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$489$588

Tunnel City

Population

108105

Median household income

$55,625$56,667

Median home value

$87,500$181,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
Under 5	0.7%	1.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	9.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	5.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	7.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	7.6%
65 to 74	18.9%	38.1%
75 and over	4.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
No high school diploma	10.7%	10.3%
High school graduate	34.6%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
Drove alone	61.4%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
1-unit, detached	77.4%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Oakdale	Tunnel City
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.5%
Average household size	2.08	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1996	1973