Oil City

Population: 941
Median household income: $17,381
Median home value: $55,600

Oil City is a community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, home to 941 residents. Its median household income of $17,381 runs below the Caddo Parish figure of $50,067.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oil City's population declined 5.7% from 998 to 941, while its median home value fell 39.6% from $92,100 to $55,600.

Owners occupy 29.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 28.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 941
Median age: 28.5 yrs
Median household income: $17,381
Median home value: $55,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 533
Homeownership rate: 29.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

998941

Median household income

$24,459$17,381

Median home value

$92,100$55,600

Median gross rent

$432$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	998	$24,459	$92,100	$432
2020	829	$20,375	$85,000	$329
2021	924	$22,063	$54,300	$475
2022	1,093	$18,790	$60,900	—
2023	941	$17,381	$55,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	11.8%
5 to 17	132	14.0%
18 to 24	149	15.8%
25 to 34	131	13.9%
35 to 44	52	5.5%
45 to 54	73	7.8%
55 to 64	173	18.4%
65 to 74	71	7.5%
75 and over	49	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	319	33.9%
Black or African American	424	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	18.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree0.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	21.3%
High school graduate	188	34.2%
Some college or associate's	235	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	3	0.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone56.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked22.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means11.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	56.2%
Carpooled	21	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	22.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	4.2%
Other means	37	11.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	46.4%
15 to 29 min	48	15.1%
30 to 44 min	51	16.1%
45 to 59 min	68	21.5%
60+ min	3	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 58.4% (547 of 937)

	Count	Share
Family households	233	50.0%
Nonfamily households	233	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	466	87.4%
Vacant	67	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136	29.2%
Renter-occupied	330	70.8%

1-unit, detached40.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units21.2%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other31.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	40.9%
1-unit, attached	9	1.7%
2 to 4 units	16	3.0%
5 to 19 units	113	21.2%
20 or more units	8	1.5%
Mobile home & other	169	31.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2257590
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 32.7458, -93.9751