Oil City city, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,599 ( 958 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population density: 2136.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,141	95.23%	9.2%
Black:	71	0.74%	53.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	38	0.40%	5.6%
2+ races:	181	1.89%	17.5%
Hispanic:	168	1.75%	30.2%

Total non-White:	458	4.77%	7.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-921	-10.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-37	-0.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,557
10,062	95.31%
154	1.46%
18	0.17%
36	0.34%
154	1.46%
129	1.22%
495	4.69%

2000
11,504
11,214	97.48%
146	1.27%
18	0.16%
11	0.10%
33	0.29%
77	0.67%
290	2.52%

1990
11,949
11,747	98.31%
31	0.26%
57	0.48%
24	0.20%
n/a
90	0.75%
202	1.69%

1980
13,881
13,640	98.26%
83	0.60%
24	0.17%
95	0.68%
n/a
39	0.28%
241	1.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,152	-10.0
205	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-533	-4.5
88	0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,893	-13.6
-39	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Oil City city, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.5
1,907	19.9%
7,692	80.1%
1,882	19.6%

4,054
2.29

2,294	56.6%
1,586	69.1%
238	10.4%
1,760	43.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
2,583	24.5%
7,974	75.5%
1,649	15.6%

4,383
2.34

2,631	60.0%
1,694	64.4%
422	16.0%
1,752	40.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
2,978	25.9%
8,526	74.1%
2,002	17.4%

4,783
2.36

2,997	62.7%
2,060	68.7%
376	12.5%
1,786	37.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
2,971	24.9%
8,978	75.1%
2,135	17.9%

4,899
2.41

3,238	66.1%
2,587	79.9%
327	10.1%
1,661	33.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
3,733	26.9%
10,148	73.1%
2,044	14.7%

5,291
2.60

3,655	69.1%
3,018	82.6%
319	8.7%
1,636	30.9%

2022 Housing Data for Oil City city, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	242	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	348	8.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	307	7.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	248	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	158	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	197	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	148	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	204	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	204	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	310	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	393	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	452	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	410	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	229	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	143	3.5%
$200,000 or more	61	1.5%

Median Household Income	48,632
Per Capita Income	28,567

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	537	13.2%
Public Assistance	162	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,260	31.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,784	62.6%
Unemployed	340	5.6%
In Armed Forces	9	0.1%

Total Labor Force	4,133	68.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,914	31.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,611	1,073	60.0%
Non-Profit	196	395	33.2%
Self-Employed	156	135	53.6%

Local Government	257	160	61.6%
State Government	79	57	58.1%
Federal Government	7	63	10.0%

Total Private + Self	1,767	1,208	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	539	675	44.4%
Total	2,306	1,883	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	266	6.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	654	15.6%
Professional, Technical	799	19.1%
Service Occupations	1,100	26.3%
All others	1,370	32.7%

White Collar		41.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	749	17.9%
Manufacturing	605	14.4%
Retail trade	578	13.8%
Public administration	339	8.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	281	6.7%
Other services	256	6.1%
Educational services	244	5.8%
Construction	236	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	194	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	172	4.1%
Information	121	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	2.6%
Finance and insurance	107	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	59	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	58	1.4%
Wholesale trade	46	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	0.7%
Utilities	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	70	0.73%
Puerto Rican	82	0.85%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	7	0.07%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	2	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	19	0.20%
Vietnamese	19	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,116	99.1%
Spanish	31	0.3%
Other Indo-European	23	0.3%
Vietnamese	19	0.2%
German, other Germanic	8	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,941	30.6%
Irish	1,866	19.4%
English	876	9.1%
Polish	727	7.6%
American	445	4.6%
Dutch	367	3.8%
Italian	367	3.8%
Scottish	209	2.2%
Swedish	176	1.8%
European	131	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	125	1.3%
Slovak	124	1.3%
French	112	1.2%
Welsh	99	1.0%
Norwegian	82	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,577	99.8%
Not a citizen	22	0.2%

Native	9,558	99.6%
Foreign-born	41	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
220	3.3%	568	8.4%	2,926	43.4%	1,764	26.2%	864	12.8%	402	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	220	3.3%
9-12 Years	568	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,926	43.4%
Some College	1,764	26.2%
Bach. Degree	864	12.8%
Grad Degree	402	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +230	D +41	D + 3.6%
D +271
2020 vs. 2012	R +467	R +520	R + 12.2%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +437	R +658	R + 16.0%
D -221

2016 vs. 2008	R +207	R +699	R + 19.6%
D -492
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,403	57.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,686	40.4%	85	2.0%	4,174	9	11	0.06%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	2,173	57.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,415	37.2%	219	5.8%	3,807	9	11	0.06%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,936	51.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,739	46.3%	83	2.2%	3,758	5	4	0.07%
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	1,966	49.5%	Barack Obama (D)	1,907	48.0%	98	2.5%	3,971	5	4	0.07%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,277	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,906	45.2%	32	0.8%	4,215	6	3	0.07%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	1,833	48.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,820	47.8%	154	4.0%	3,807	2	0	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,686

40.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,403

57.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

4,174

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,415

37.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,173

57.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

132

3.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,807

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,739

46.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,936

51.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

3,758

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,907

48.0%

John McCain (R)

1,966

49.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,971

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,277

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,906

45.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,215

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Oil City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,833

48.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,820

47.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,807

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oil City city, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,508	49.7%	John Fetterman (D)	1,419	46.8%	105 [+]	3.5%	3,032	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 55 (1.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 24 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 18 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);
2022	G	39%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,584	52.3%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,391	45.9%	54 [+]	1.8%	3,029	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 24 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 14 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 14 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	37%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,424	49.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,373	47.9%	71 [+]	2.5%	2,868	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 47 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 24 (0.8%);
2018	G	37%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,459	50.7%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,361	47.3%	58 [+]	2.0%	2,878	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 41 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 17 (0.6%);
2016	S3	48%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,963	52.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,507	40.2%	281 [+]	7.5%	3,751	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 281 (7.5%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,184	54.5%	Tom Corbett* (R)	990	45.5%	0	0.0%	2,174	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,787
Median Value	$59,900

Occupied	4,054	84.7%
Vacant	733	15.3%

Owned	2,498	61.6%
Rented	1,556	38.4%
Median Rent	$767

Single-Family Units	3,625	75.7%
Detached	3,584	74.9%
Attached	41	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	530	11.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Oil City city, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oil City city, PA

2022 Housing Data for Oil City city, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oil City city, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oil City city, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oil City city, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oil City city, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oil City city, PA