Oil City, Pennsylvania Census and Community Profile

OIL CITY GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Oil City, PA
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Oil City, PA was 11,504.

Oil City Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Oil City was 5,468, which represents 47.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Oil City, PA
There are an estimated 2,170 married men in the town. 51.6 percent of men over 15 years old in Oil City are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Oil City is 6,036 which is 52.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Oil City, Pennsylvania
There are an estimated 2,150 married women in the community. 44.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Oil City, PA
The median age of people living in Oil City, PA was 37.9 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Oil City was 731. There were 8,534 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.2 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 17.5 percent of the population (2,010) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Oil City, PA
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Oil City, PA was 11,439.

White Population in Oil City, PA
The estimated White population in the Oil City community is 11,256, which is 97.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Oil City, Pennsylvania
The estimated Black/African American population is 102, which is 0.9 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Oil City, PA
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Oil City, PA was 30.

Asian Population in Oil City, Pennsylvania
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 33.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Oil City, PA
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Oil City was an estimated 5.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 13, while those of “two or more races” was 65 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Oil City community was 72, or 0.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Oil City, PA
The household population number in Oil City was 11,306.

Group Quarters Population in Oil City, PA
Group Quarters population in the community was 198.

Average Household Size in Oil City, PA
The average household size in Oil City is 2.37 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.99 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Oil City, PA
At the time of the last census survey, there were 5,276 total housing units in Oil City.

The number of occupied housing units was 4,762, or 90.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 2,977 were owner-occupied (62.5), and 1,785 were renter-occupied (37.5, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 514 vacant homes in Oil City at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Oil City, Pennsylvania
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 2,731, with a median value in dollars of 40,400.

Monthly Owner Costs in Oil City, PA
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $659 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Oil City, average costs per month were $274 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 6,259 people in the community had a high school degree, or 82.3 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Oil City, Pennsylvania
1,102 people in Oil City also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 14.5 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Oil City, PA
The number of Civilian Veterans in Oil City was 1,356, or 15.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Oil City, PA
In 2000, there were 2,530 people in Oil City, PA listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Oil City, PA
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 410 people in Oil City who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Oil City, Pennsylvania
There were 5,168 in the labor force in Oil City at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 57.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Oil City was 17.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Oil City, PA
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $29,060. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Oil City, PA
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $36,149. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Oil City, Pennsylvania
Per capita income in Oil City in the last full census was 14,696. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Oil City numbered 487, or 16.2 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Oil City, PA
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 2,141, or 19 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.