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.

A relatively large number of people in Oak View telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.87% 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.

In terms of college education, Oak View is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.89% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oak View in 2022 was $50,058, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,232 for a family of four. However, Oak View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oak View is an extremely 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 36.75% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oak View include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

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