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Oil City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Oil City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

9,368

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.3%
5 - 17:
18.5%
18 - 24:
8.6%
25 - 34:
11.0%
35 - 54:
25.5%
55 - 64:
12.6%
Over 65 Years:
19.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.2%
2.2%
87.9%
87.9%
16.5%
16.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Oil City
USA
$28,220
$28,220
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Oil City
USA
$51,316
$51,316
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Public Service
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Transportation
Other
Real estate
Finance
Information Technology
22.8%
22.8%
14.8%
14.8%
12.7%
12.7%
9.0%
9.0%
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
5.5%
5.2%
5.2%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
93.5%
93.5%
3.4%
3.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Polish
Italian
Dutch
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Slovak
Welsh
Greek
French
Hungarian
British
Ukrainian
Scandinavian
Swiss
Austrian
26.7%
26.7%
17.7%
17.7%
10.3%
10.3%
5.6%
5.6%
3.8%
3.8%
3.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
German/Yiddish
Japanese
Spanish
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
West Germanic languages
French
African languages
Chinese
Portuguese
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
98.6%
98.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Oil City Residents

1.5%