Oakesdale, WA Population

Overview

385

Total Population

53.4

Median age

50.39%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

97.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Oakesdale's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Oakesdale is 53.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oakesdale's population under 18 was 22.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oakesdale's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oakesdale, 17.40% were under the age of 15, 9.61% aged 15 to 29, 41.04% aged 30 to 64, 30.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Oakesdale:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.39% females and 49.61% males in Oakesdale, WA.
The Oakesdale, WA gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 23.

Oakesdale's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oakesdale population: 90.91% are White, 3.12% are Black or African American and 5.97% are multiracial.
Oakesdale's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 383 (99.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oakesdale is White with a population of 35 (90.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 444 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Oakesdale's population increased by 4 (0.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oakesdale's population decreased by 31 (7.35%), 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, Oakesdale's population was lowest in year 2020 at 391.