Oak Park Heights, MN Population

Overview

4,720

Total Population

48.3

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

165

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Oak Park Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Oak Park Heights is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oak Park Heights's population under 18 was 18.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oak Park Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oak Park Heights, 13.50% were under the age of 15, 15.95% aged 15 to 29, 44.51% aged 30 to 64, 15.06% aged 65 to 84, and 10.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 more females than males in Oak Park Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Oak Park Heights, MN.
The Oak Park Heights, MN gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 233.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 410.

Oak Park Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Oak Park Heights population: 87.48% are White, 3.33% are Black or African American, 1.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.48% are Asian, 2.16% are some other race and 4.13% are multiracial.
Oak Park Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 165 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,555 (96.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oak Park Heights is White with a population of 4,129 (87.48% of the total population).

Oak Park Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,006 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Oak Park Heights's population increased by 584 (15.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oak Park Heights's population increased by 405 (9.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Oak Park Heights's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,854.