Oak View is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,215 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oak View is the 488th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Oak View are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Oak View has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Oak View telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.91% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Oak View is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Oak View a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Oak View has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Oak View’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The education level of Oak View citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.08% of adults in Oak View have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oak View in 2018 was $44,969, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,876 for a family of four. However, Oak View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oak View is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oak View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak View residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oak View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.55% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oak View include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian.

The most common language spoken in Oak View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.