Oakdale, LA Demographic Data
Oakdale, LA Summary
Oakdale is located in Allen Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 7,785
- Area: 5.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,481.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 114.83 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Oakdale, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,641
34%
50.8
Male
5,052
66%
49.2
Total Population
7,693
323,128,000
Oakdale, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
551
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
281
3.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
286
3.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
219
2.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
420
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,149
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,457
18.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,315
17.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
511
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
366
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
901
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
182
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
55
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,484
84.3%
77.2
Female
2,155
33.2%
51.3
Male
4,329
66.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,173
80.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,276
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,138
14.8%
15.2
Female
627
55.1%
55.8
Male
511
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Oakdale, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,372
95.8%
96.8
White
4,936
64.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,023
26.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
127
1.7%
0.8
Asian
94
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
34
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
52
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
192
2.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
321
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
959
12.5%
17.8
Mexican
581
7.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
94
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
275
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,734
87.5%
82.2
Oakdale, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
386
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
744
12.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,529
42.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,308
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
381
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
319
5.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
269
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,130
19.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,806
80.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
588
9.9%
31.2
Oakdale, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,371
36.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,139
32.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,147
17.4%
11.0%
Separated
419
6.4%
2.0
Widowed
499
7.6
5.8%
Oakdale, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,069
85.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,073
15.0%
21.6%
Spanish
805
11.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
174
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
58
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
36
0.5%
1.1%
Oakdale, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
200
9.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
233
11.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
464
22.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
160
7.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
350
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
335
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
118
5.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
127
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
63
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,250
57,617
Per capita income
14,958
31,128
Oakdale, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
42
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
311
15.9%
9.8
Construction
185
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
360
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
60
3.1%
6.6
Information
5
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
151
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
141
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
235
12.0%
4.6
Retail trade
342
17.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
72
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
348
17.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
397
20.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
147
7.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
460
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
602
30.8%
18.1%
Oakdale, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,868
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,382
74.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
288
15.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
24
1.3%
5.1
Walked
15
0.8%
2.7
Other means
80
4.3%
1.8
Worked at home
79
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.2
26.6
Oakdale, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
286
14.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
879
42.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
772
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
113
5.5%
21.0
Oakdale, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,050
78.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,207
58.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
843
41.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
566
21.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Oakdale, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,616
1 room
13
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
25
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
94
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
655
25.0%
16.5
5 rooms
551
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
613
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
389
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
124
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
152
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Oakdale, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,616
1-unit, detached
1,902
72.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
0.8%
5.9
2-units
246
9.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
76
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
122
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
249
9.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Oakdale, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
86
3.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
198
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
532
20.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
441
16.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
410
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
536
20.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
250
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
163
6.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Oakdale, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
936
45.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,080
52.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.9%
1.1
Oakdale, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
522
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
3.8%
20.1%
Less than $500
34
6.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
147
28.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
321
61.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
272
52.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
110
21.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
2.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
68
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Oakdale, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
633
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
7.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
207
32.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
373
58.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
210
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
387
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
51
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
57
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
18.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
132
20.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
198
31.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
210
0.0%
0.0%
Oakdale, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,207
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
413
34.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
532
44.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
139
11.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
74
6.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
34
2.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
62,400
205,000
