Population 30 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oaklevel
Household size in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.44 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.35 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.48 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.95 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.51 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Oaklevel is a place of big households: 2.95 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.44 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.8 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.5 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 52.1 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 33.0 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.8 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Oaklevel is young: half of its residents are under 33.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −9.3 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Oaklevel (9.9%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Oaklevel
Renters in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.9% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.7 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Oaklevel rent their homes (26.9%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Alabama. Among homeowners, 62.7% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.5% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 24.2% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.9% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −14.6 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 17.9% of the housing in Oaklevel, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1993 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Oaklevel is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of Alabama.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $671 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $573 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $650 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $792 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$121 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Oaklevel runs $792 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 22.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Oaklevel
Bachelor's degrees in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.4% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.1 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Oaklevel have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.8% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.7% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.8% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.7 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Oaklevel have finished high school as nationally: 89.5%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Oaklevel
| Period | Oaklevel | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.3% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Oaklevel: 12.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Oaklevel compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklevel | 2.95 | 33.0 | 9.9% | 26.9% | 17.9% | 1988 | $792 | 16.5% | 89.5% | 12.5% |
| Piney Woods | 2.75 | 38.0 | 10.9% | 24.6% | 17.0% | 1988 | $900 | 17.4% | 87.7% | 6.9% |
| Borden Wheeler Springs | 2.95 | 33.0 | 9.9% | 26.9% | 17.9% | 1988 | $792 | 16.5% | 89.5% | 12.5% |
| Vigo | 2.49 | 46.7 | 9.3% | 9.8% | 16.5% | 1979 | $910 | 21.3% | 77.3% | 4.7% |
| Fruithurst | 2.73 | 39.4 | 10.9% | 23.8% | 17.1% | 1987 | $908 | 17.5% | 87.4% | 5.9% |
| Tecumseh | 2.47 | 44.9 | 10.9% | 13.6% | 9.5% | 1986 | $985 | 14.6% | 88.6% | 3.9% |
| Steadman | 2.46 | 46.1 | 4.8% | 16.9% | 5.0% | 1985 | $1,158 | 21.2% | 90.9% | 9.8% |
| Etna | 3.14 | 36.9 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 7.6% | 1984 | $663 | 11.3% | 91.0% | 1.1% |
| Edwardsville | 2.93 | 45.4 | 5.7% | 17.7% | 16.7% | 1982 | $839 | 19.5% | 89.4% | 5.6% |
| Pleasant Gap | 2.54 | 36.4 | 10.5% | 1.5% | 21.2% | 1974 | $877 | 21.4% | 66.9% | 9.6% |
| Muscadine | 2.38 | 45.8 | 10.2% | 19.2% | 16.2% | 1991 | $749 | 14.6% | 84.8% | 0.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Oaklevel. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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