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Oil City is a Census town of 1,184 people across 1.88 square miles of land, in Caddo Parish. Median household income is $21,325, 29.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oil City
What Oil City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.88 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land629 plus or minus 140
- County holding the largest share of its areaCaddo Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Oil City
- Population1,184 plus or minus 264
- Median age28.7 plus or minus 6.2
- Population under 18308 plus or minus 94
- Share under 1826.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over157 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households555 plus or minus 123
- Family households285 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families51.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Oil City
- Median household income$21,325 plus or minus $10,129
- Per capita income$17,501
- Civilian labor force541 plus or minus 158
- Employed481 plus or minus 137
- Unemployed60 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate11.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over740 plus or minus 184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oil City
- Housing units619
- Occupied units555 plus or minus 123
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied166 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied389 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate29.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$70,000 plus or minus $43,446
- Median gross rent, monthly$413 plus or minus $286
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Single family units217 plus or minus 72
- Share single family35.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Units in buildings of two or more191 plus or minus 87
- Share in buildings of two or more30.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Mobile homes211 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oil City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute433 plus or minus 133
- Commuting under 15 minutes141 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more186 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Drove alone62.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil City
Flood risk in Oil City
- NFIP communityTown of Oil City
- NFIP community number220262
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/19/14
The Town of Oil City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220262 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Caddo Parish, not Oil City
Caddo Parish context, not Oil City figures
- Establishments in Caddo Parish6,086
- Covered employment, Caddo Parish108,246
- Average annual pay, Caddo Parish$57,843
- Housing units permitted, Caddo Parish221
Every figure in this section is published for Caddo Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Oil City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Oil City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oil City, Louisiana?
1,184, in 555 households. Oil City town covers 1.88 square miles of land, which is 629 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oil City in?
Caddo Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Oil City?
$21,325. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $70,000. Median gross rent is $413 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Oil City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oil City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oil City, town of, community 220262, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Oil City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Caddo Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Oil City.
Is zoning published for Oil City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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