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Oil City, Pennsylvania

Oil City city, Pennsylvania · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townLower incomeDecliningVenango County · 4.5 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Oil CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population9,4689,52636
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$51,316$50,84145
Poverty rate16.6%19.4%9
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%16.5%36
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$74,100$147,4000
Median gross rent$821$94227
Housing vacancy rate15.1%10.5%73
Worked from home5.1%6.2%36
Population, 2012–2024
Oil CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Oil CityPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Venango County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars17.5US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail5.2US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services7.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services11.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care20.7US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation2.8US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation1.8US 2.1below US rate
Construction18.7US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Collingdale, PA928,897$51,88617.0%
Kennett, MO9110,196$52,50015.6%
LaSalle, IL919,498$57,73216.8%
Lapeer, MI919,082$52,71616.5%
Port Jervis, NY918,652$47,91715.8%
Brownsville, TN909,622$43,49414.7%
Camden, AR9010,307$49,36118.5%
Hoquiam, WA898,800$49,79518.6%