Moving to Oakwood, Ohio

Population: 9,215. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,749 (-5.1% change)
Males: 4,339 (47.1%), Females: 4,876 (52.9%)

Zip code: 45873

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $72,392
Median house value: $183,500

Population by Race

Races in Oakwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (33.6%), English (19.1%), Irish (18.1%), United States (5.8%), Italian (5.2%), French (3.4%).

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakwood

  • High school or higher: 95.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 63.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakwood city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

2.5% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +208 (+2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oakwood:

  • MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DAYTON, OH)
  • KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; KETTERING, OH)
  • TWIN VALLEY PSYCH SYSTM-DAYTON CPS (about 3 miles; DAYTON, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakwood:

  • JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 13 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: DAY)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNI (about 25 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: SGH)
  • AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 34 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: ILN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakwood:

  • DAYTON TRANSPORTATION CNTR (about 3 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: 5D7)
  • MORAINE AIR PARK (about 6 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: I73)
  • DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS (about 10 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: MGY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakwood:

  • UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON (about 2 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 8,819)
  • SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,577)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)
  • CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; CEDARVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,782)
  • WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 43 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)

Public primary/middle school in Oakwood:

  • OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 309 N 1ST ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Oakwood:

  • WRIGHT MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,880,746; Location: 1776 FAR HILLS AVE.; 130,094 books; 15,549 audio materials; 18,863 video materials; 260 serial subscriptions)