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Population (year 2000): 8,137. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,981 (-1.9% change)
Males: 4,976 (61.2%), Females: 3,161 (38.8%)
Zip code:
71463
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $22,826 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,200 (year 2000)
Races in Oakdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.2%)
- Black (34.9%)
- Hispanic (12.2%)
- Other Asian (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (18.4%), French
(4.6%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.9%), German (2.6%).
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oakdale
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oakdale city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,297 (+19.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Oakdale:
- OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (130 N HOSPITAL
DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oakdale:
- SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MAMOU, LA)
- VILLE PLATTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; VILLE
PLATTE, LA)
- ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; KINDER, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oakdale:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 36 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- POLK AAF (about 40 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 54 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakdale:
- ALLEN PARISH (about 5 miles; OAKDALE, LA; ID: L42)
- WOODWORTH (about 24 miles; WOODWORTH, LA; ID: 1R4)
- EUNICE (about 31 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)
College/University in Oakdale:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-OAKDALE CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 220; Location: 607 HWY 1152;
Public; Website: www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Plaza/1108)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oakdale:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 61
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 71
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 104
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 106 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 115 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
Public high school in Oakdale:
- OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location:
101 NORTH 13TH STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oakdale:
- OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 631;
Location: 1515 HIGHWAY 1153; Grades: PK - 04)
- OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 439;
Location: 124 SOUTH 13TH STREET; Grades: 04 - 08)
- ALLEN PARISH ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students:
24; Location: 124 SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET; Grades: 04 -
12)
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