Population 949 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oil Springs
Household size in Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.33 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.13 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Oil Springs run small, averaging 2.48 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.61, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.1 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.3 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Oil Springs are younger than 39.1 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.3% of households in Oil Springs, well 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 Oil Springs
Renters in Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.3% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.5% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.2% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Oil Springs own their homes; 26.2% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 64.1% 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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.5% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 18.5% of the housing in Oil Springs, 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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Oil Springs is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same.
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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $426 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $603 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $689 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $735 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$309 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Oil Springs runs $735 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Oil Springs
Bachelor's degrees in Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.4% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Oil Springs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.4%, 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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.8% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.3% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.5% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 74.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.2 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over a quarter of adults in Oil Springs never finished high school, well above the national share: only 74.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Oil Springs
| Period | Oil Springs | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.7% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in Oil Springs than nationally: unemployment was 6.7%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Oil Springs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Springs | 2.48 | 39.1 | 8.3% | 26.2% | 18.5% | 1985 | $735 | 14.4% | 74.1% | 6.7% |
| Staffordsville | 2.39 | 43.3 | 15.3% | 34.7% | 14.3% | 1979 | $662 | 18.2% | 78.4% | 10.0% |
| Fuget | 2.79 | 35.2 | 5.9% | 22.4% | 13.8% | 1980 | $833 | 15.3% | 75.1% | 1.6% |
| Volga | 2.67 | 38.8 | 11.0% | 29.7% | 9.6% | 1978 | $750 | 18.9% | 77.4% | 7.0% |
| Lacey | 2.32 | 48.6 | 3.8% | 31.4% | 28.7% | 1984 | $588 | 30.4% | 68.2% | 5.4% |
| Flat Fork | 1.89 | 40.0 | 29.0% | 52.7% | 14.0% | 1984 | $531 | 5.2% | 89.9% | 0.0% |
| Hagerhill | 2.27 | 44.5 | 12.0% | 33.4% | 15.4% | 1981 | $688 | 11.0% | 82.1% | 5.9% |
| Collista | 2.23 | 46.5 | 23.5% | 43.0% | 27.2% | 1971 | $680 | 14.9% | 81.0% | 2.3% |
| Relief | 2.50 | 48.0 | 6.1% | 17.6% | 7.1% | 1992 | $707 | 21.4% | 65.5% | 0.0% |
| Flatgap | 2.74 | 37.2 | 5.1% | 30.0% | 10.3% | 1985 | $811 | 11.4% | 75.2% | 1.1% |
| Wittensville | 2.39 | 46.7 | 13.7% | 40.7% | 9.4% | 1987 | $764 | 14.7% | 84.0% | 6.7% |
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 Oil Springs. 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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