Oakdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 23,209 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Oakdale is the 298th largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oakdale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oakdale is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakdale who work in management occupations (10.67%), office and administrative support (9.81%), and sales jobs (8.51%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Oakdale citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.24% of adults in Oakdale have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oakdale in 2022 was $36,315, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,260 for a family of four. However, Oakdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oakdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oakdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oakdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakdale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Oakdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
