Oakhurst is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,945 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oakhurst is the 495th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Oakhurst telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Oakhurst is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Oakhurst is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.17% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oakhurst in 2022 was $42,799, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,196 for a family of four. However, Oakhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oakhurst is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakhurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakhurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oakhurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.75% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakhurst include German, English, Irish, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Oakhurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.