Moving to Oakville, Connecticut

Population: 8,618
Males: 4,102 (47.6%), Females: 4,516 (52.4%)

Litchfield County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $48,395
Median house value: $126,100

Population by Race

Races in Oakville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (39.6%), Irish (16.6%), French (12.5%), English (7.4%), German (7.2%), Polish (7.0%).

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Map of Oakville, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakville

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakville CDP

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

9.5% Foreign born (6.6% Europe, 1.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oakville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakville:

  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 31 miles; DANBURY, CT; Abbreviation: DXR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakville:

  • WATERBURY (about 5 miles; WATERBURY, CT; Abbreviation: N41)
  • NORTHFIELD (about 9 miles; THOMASTON, CT; Abbreviation: N09)
  • WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 10 miles; OXFORD, CT; Abbreviation: OXC)

Amtrak station near Oakville:

  • 20 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakville:

  • NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; WATERBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,834)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 24 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)

Public primary/middle schools in Oakville:

  • JOHN TRUMBULL PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 779 BUCKINGHAM ST.; Grades: PK – 02)
  • SWIFT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569; Location: 250 COLONIAL ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • POLK SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 435 BUCKINGHAM ST.; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Oakville:

  • ST MARY MAGDALEN SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 140 BUCKINGHAM STREET; Grades: PK – 8)