Moving to Oakley, Kansas
Males: 1,021 (47.0%), Females: 1,152 (53.0%)
Logan County
Zip code: 67748
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $30,781
Median house value: $56,200
Population by Race
Races in Oakley:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (43.2%), Irish (11.6%), United States (10.6%), English (8.1%), Swedish (3.6%), French (2.5%).
Elevation: 3050 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oakley
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oakley city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 7.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Oakley:
- LOGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (211 CHERRY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oakley:
- CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; COLBY, KS)
- SHERIDAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; HOXIE, KS)
- GOVE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; QUINTER, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakley:
- RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 60 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 77 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 84 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakley:
- OAKLEY MUNI (about 5 miles; OAKLEY, KS; Abbreviation: OEL)
- SHALZ FIELD (about 24 miles; COLBY, KS; Abbreviation: CBK)
- HOXIE-SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 34 miles; HOXIE, KS; Abbreviation: 1F5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakley:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 153 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 171 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 203 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 217 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 250 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 250 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
Schools
Public high school in Oakley:
- OAKLEY SR HIGH (Students: 178; Location: 118 WEST 7TH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oakley:
- OAKLEY ELEM (Students: 233; Location: 115 W 6TH; Grades: PK – 05)
- OAKLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 611 CENTER; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Oakley:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 725 FREEMAN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 5)
Libraries
Library in Oakley:
- OAKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $98,556; Location: 700 WEST 3RD; 26,848 books; 366 audio materials; 1,048 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)