About Oakley

Oakley is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 639 people and just one neighborhood, Oakley is the 101st largest community in Idaho. Oakley has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Oakley is a blue-collar town, with 44.5% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Oakley is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakley who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.66%), teaching (9.89%), and sales jobs (9.54%).

Another important characteristic of Oakley is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Being a small city, Oakley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Oakley Information and Demographics

The education level of Oakley citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.45% of adults 25 and older in Oakley have a college degree.

The per capita income in Oakley in 2000 was $13,983, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,932 for a family of four.

The people who call Oakley home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oakley is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oakley include English, German, Irish, Swedish, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Oakley is English. Some people also speak Spanish.