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16301

Oil City, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,233
Median household income
$57,596
People below poverty
15.8%
Median home value
$89,800

Income

The median income of households in 16301 was $57,596. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 10.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 14.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6
$200,000 or more 2.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50805
Female 39699

An estimated 68.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,575. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.2
Social Security 40.3
Retirement income 33.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.3
Cash public assistance income 5.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.7

In 2020-2024, 26.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 16301 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.9% and public coverage was 57.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 16301 had a total population of 15,233 - 7,483 (49.1%) females and 7,750 (50.9%) males. The median age was 44.3 years. An estimated 21.6% of the population was under 18 years, 27.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 16301 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 370 328
5 to 9 479 551
10 to 14 576 384
15 to 19 482 339
20 to 24 422 423
25 to 29 483 473
30 to 34 474 261
35 to 39 396 519
40 to 44 388 406
45 to 49 428 363
50 to 54 589 455
55 to 59 415 640
60 to 64 611 563
65 to 69 630 494
70 to 74 475 447
75 to 79 256 252
80 to 84 189 276
85 and over 87 309

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.5% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 14.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.5% of the people in 16301 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.9% of the people in 16301 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,350 households in 16301. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.5% of the households in 16301 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.4% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30% of all households.

In 16301, 30.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.5
Cohabiting Couples 10.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.9% of males and 47.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.3 23.1
Now married, except separated 48.9 47.6
Separated 2.2 3.4
Widowed 3.7 11.8
Divorced 13.9 14

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 16301, 544 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 16301 were U.S. natives. 85.4% of the 16301 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 16301 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 16301 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 16301.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.4
Asia 51.3
Europe 38.1
Africa 0
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 1.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 16301 in 2020-2024, 1.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.3% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 16301 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 16301 was 3,139 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 238 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,516. College or graduate school enrollment was 385.

Educational Attainment of People in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.3
High school diploma or equivalency 46.9
Some college, no degree 13.7
Associate's degree 12.2
Bachelor's degree 10.5
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 16301, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.9% of people under 18 years old, to 17.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 16301, 54.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,402 81
Federal, state, or local government workers 866 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 392 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 16301 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 14.3
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 16301 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,834 27.5
Service occupations 1,595 23.9
Sales and office occupations 1,096 16.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 668 10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,480 22.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.6% of 16301 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 2.4
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 5.7

In 2020-2024, 16301 had a total of 7,678 housing units. Of these housing units, 80% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.8
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

2.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 44.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 16301 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 66.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 16301 had 6,350 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,328 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.8% while renters occupied 30.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.89.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.3% and another 15.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 16301:

House Heating Fuel Used in 16301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 86.3
Electricity 8.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 16301 was $89,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.8 % had a mortgage. 59.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,053 and for owners without a mortgage it was $469.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 16301 was $815. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.