
Pennsylvania · Census place 56232
Oakwood, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Oakwood, Pennsylvania (Oakwood, PA — Census place “Oakwood CDP”) is 2,263 residents, ranking #617 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $72,273, the median home is worth $112,500 and median gross rent runs $1,261 a month. Looking for the Oakwood Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Oakwood, PA: 16101.
- Population
- 2,263Oakwood CDP residents
- Median household income
- $72,273Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,261Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.8%Owner-occupied households
Oakwood ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Oakwood.
The Oakwood PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Oakwood CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oakwood CDP median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 93.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Oakwood CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Oakwood CDP is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,263 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #617 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 69% of them. The median age here is 45 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Oakwood CDP earn a median of $72,273 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Oakwood CDP is valued at $112,500, 62.9% below the national figure and 42% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,261 a month, 10.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,132 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 93.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Marcus Hook borough 2,236
- Newtown borough 2,234
- Melrose Park CDP 2,273
- Reinholds CDP 2,226
- McDonald borough 2,277
- Susquehanna Trails CDP 2,219
- Trucksville CDP 2,284
- Pine Grove borough 2,214
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Oakwood CDP?
- Oakwood CDP has 2,263 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #617 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Oakwood CDP?
- Median household income in Oakwood CDP is $72,273 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Oakwood CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,261 a month and the median home value is $112,500, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
- Is Oakwood CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Oakwood CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Oakwood CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.