Oaktown, IN Population

Overview

917

Total Population

41.7

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

49.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oaktown is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oaktown's population under 18 was 26.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oaktown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oaktown, 20.28% were under the age of 15, 18.97% aged 15 to 29, 48.09% aged 30 to 64, 10.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Oaktown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Oaktown, IN.
The Oaktown, IN gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 137.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 94.

Oaktown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oaktown population: 99.24% are White, 0.22% are Asian and 0.55% are multiracial.
Oaktown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 865 (94.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oaktown is White with a population of 91 (99.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 645 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Oaktown's population decreased by 38 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oaktown's population decreased by 30 (4.94%), 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, Oaktown's population was lowest in year 2021 at 575.