Moving to Oakdale, Nebraska

Population: 345. Estimated population in July 2024: 321 (-7.0% change)
Males: 175 (50.7%), Females: 170 (49.3%)

Antelope County

Zip code: 68761

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $20,000

Population by Race

Races in Oakdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (46.1%), Irish (18.6%), English (12.8%), Swedish (6.4%), Danish (5.5%), Czech (2.3%).

Elevation: 1714 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakdale

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakdale village

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oakdale:

  • ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NELIGH, NE)
  • TILDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; TILDEN, NE)
  • PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakdale:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 38 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 71 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 80 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakdale:

  • ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 5 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
  • ALBION MUNI (about 25 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
  • CREIGHTON MUNI (about 28 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakdale:

  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 88 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 114 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 123 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)

Libraries

Library in Oakdale:

  • OAKDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,850; Location: 406 5TH STREET; 5,283 books; 74 audio materials; 188 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)