Living in Oildale

In Oildale, unemployment is 11.6% (2024).

Residents of Oildale numbered 35,520 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 11.63% was measured at the end of 2024. Oildale's foreign population totalled 2,854 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population35,520people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,770EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,184EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate11.63%country median 4.6% — 155% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean13.07µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 97% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Oildale?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,195 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,184 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Oildale a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–54%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family46%strong on family, weak on safety · range 35–57%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,854 of 35,520 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Oildale is 11.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Oildale 11.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,770 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	11.63 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Oildale?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€936of €2,213 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,213
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,195
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€936

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oildale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Oildale. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	148.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oildale when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Oildale's nearest airport was BFL, 4 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BFL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oildale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 13.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Oildale's monthly mean temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 29.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

15°5°

18°6°

21°8°

24°10°

29°14°

34°18°

37°22°

36°21°

33°18°

27°13°

20°7°

15°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.513.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Oildale is 13.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Oildale 13.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.07 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.7 · Feb 17.9 · Mar 21.2 · Apr 24.4 · May 28.9 · Jun 33.5 · Jul 36.8 · Aug 36.1 · Sep 33 · Oct 26.8 · Nov 19.5 · Dec 14.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.7 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 17.4 · May 21.7 · Jun 26 · Jul 29.4 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.7 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 30.1 · Feb 30.1 · Mar 29.2 · Apr 15.1 · May 6.4 · Jun 1.2 · Jul 0.1 · Aug 0.1 · Sep 1.2 · Oct 7 · Nov 13 · Dec 28.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	66.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	13.02 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	161.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	36.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	19 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Carrollton ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Elche (Spain) ±2.3 °C, Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±2.9 °C, Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±1.1 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±2.3 °C, Castellón de la Plana (Spain) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Oildale was 20.5 km² at the end of 2025. Oildale's population density measured 1,693.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	20.48 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	8.23 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,854 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	1,693 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	35,520 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Oildale

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rosedale as an Oildale alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,811 Rosedale vs €2,770 Oildale+74%
Unemployment: 4.4% Rosedale vs 11.6% Oildale−62%
Residents: 19,003 Rosedale vs 35,520 Oildale−47%
Foreign residents: 7.7% Rosedale vs 8.2% Oildale−6%
Annual PM2.5: 12.9 µg/m³ Rosedale vs 13.1 µg/m³ Oildalesame level

Full comparison More about Rosedale

North Bethesda as an Oildale alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3699 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,770 Oildale+121%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.2% Oildale+315%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 11.6% Oildale−69%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 13.1 µg/m³ Oildale−55%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Oildale

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bakersfield 5.2 km away

Salary: 3,326 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Rosedale 12.1 km away

Rent: 1,512 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,811 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lamont 20.1 km away

Rent: 915.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 1,606 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Oildale?

The unemployment rate is 11.63 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Oildale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13.07 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Oildale?

The published population is 35,520 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Oildale?

2,854 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Oildale a good place to live?

Oildale may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Oildale?

Bakersfield, Rosedale, Lamont, Shafter are near Oildale. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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