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Oakesdale is a Census town of 396 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in Whitman County. Median household income is $78,750, 95.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oakesdale
What Oakesdale is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land381 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhitman County, 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.
Oakesdale
How many people live in Oakesdale
- Population396 plus or minus 108
- Median age43.2 plus or minus 13.3
- Population under 18120 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1830.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Population 65 and over91 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent
- Households142 plus or minus 32
- Family households100 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families70.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakesdale
Income and work in Oakesdale
- Median household income$78,750
- Per capita income$37,936 plus or minus $8,405
- Civilian labor force151 plus or minus 41
- Employed149 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over268 plus or minus 58
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakesdale
Housing in Oakesdale
- Housing units162 plus or minus 36
- Occupied units142 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied136 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate95.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$258,300 plus or minus $67,867
- Median gross rent, monthly$575 plus or minus $263
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units142 plus or minus 35
- Share single family87.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakesdale
How Oakesdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute131 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.0 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakesdale
Flood risk in Oakesdale
- NFIP communityTown of Oakesdale
- NFIP community number530210
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/23/26(>)
The Town of Oakesdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530210 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.
Whitman County, not Oakesdale
Whitman County context, not Oakesdale figures
- Establishments in Whitman County873
- Covered employment, Whitman County19,125
- Average annual pay, Whitman County$64,512
- Housing units permitted, Whitman County44
Every figure in this section is published for Whitman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oakesdale.
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.
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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
Oakesdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oakesdale, Washington?
396, in 142 households. Oakesdale town covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oakesdale in?
Whitman County, 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 Oakesdale?
$78,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $258,300. Median gross rent is $575 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Oakesdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oakesdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oakesdale, town of, community 530210, 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 Oakesdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whitman County 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 Oakesdale.
Is zoning published for Oakesdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.