Oaktown, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 633. Estimated population in July 2024: 610 (-3.6% change)
Males: 303 (47.9%), Females: 330 (52.1%)

Knox County

Zip code: 47561

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $30,481
Median house value: $50,300

Population by Race

Races in Oaktown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: United States (16.1%), German (16.0%), English (8.4%), Irish (4.7%), French (2.2%), Italian (1.1%).

Elevation: 475 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Oaktown, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oaktown

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oaktown town

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

3.2% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oaktown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oaktown:

  • TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 41 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 60 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: BMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oaktown:

  • LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL (about 14 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: LWV)
  • O’NEAL (about 15 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Abbreviation: OEA)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 16 miles; SULLIVAN, IN; Abbreviation: SIV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oaktown:

  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 36 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
  • INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 63 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 64 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)