Oberlin, LA Demographic Data
Oberlin, LA Summary
Oberlin is located in Allen Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 2,191
- Area: 4.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 499.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 62.34 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Oberlin, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
989
55%
50.8
Male
814
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,803
323,128,000
Oberlin, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
171
9.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
112
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
86
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
184
10.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
66
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
304
16.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
146
8.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
239
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
108
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
75
4.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
199
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
76
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
37
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,351
74.9%
77.2
Female
783
58.0%
51.3
Male
568
42.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,226
68.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
343
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
312
17.3%
15.2
Female
211
67.6%
55.8
Male
101
32.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Oberlin, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,623
90.0%
96.8
White
975
54.1%
72.6
Black or African American
608
33.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
1.5%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
180
10.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16
0.9%
17.8
Mexican
16
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,787
99.1%
82.2
Oberlin, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
90
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
198
16.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
518
43.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
227
19.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
41
3.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
78
6.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
32
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
288
24.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
896
75.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
110
9.3%
31.2
Oberlin, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
554
38.6%
33.7%
Now Married
479
33.4%
47.5
Divorced
216
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
50
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
135
9.4
5.8%
Oberlin, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,494
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
138
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
10
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
118
7.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.6%
1.1%
Oberlin, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
46
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
87
15.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
98
17.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
62
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
82
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
106
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
42
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
38
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
33,333
57,617
Per capita income
17,276
31,128
Oberlin, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
185
28.1%
9.8
Construction
19
2.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
132
20.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
4.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
47
7.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
28
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
92
14.0%
4.6
Retail trade
52
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
44
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
74
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
87
13.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
83
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
164
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
250
38.0%
18.1%
Oberlin, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
612
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
535
87.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
58
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.8%
5.1
Walked
5
0.8%
2.7
Other means
2
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
7
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
26.6
Oberlin, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
60
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
259
45.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
198
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
57
9.9%
21.0
Oberlin, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
574
86.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
346
60.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
228
39.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
87
13.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Oberlin, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
661
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
5
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
64
9.7%
9.1
4 rooms
124
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
150
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
173
26.2%
17.8
7 rooms
87
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
43
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
2.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Oberlin, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
661
1-unit, detached
485
73.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
29
4.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
23
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
22
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
87
13.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.5%
0.1
Oberlin, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
25
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
25
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
112
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
90
13.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
163
24.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
136
20.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
55
8.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
55
8.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Oberlin, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
110
19.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
452
78.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Oberlin, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
148
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
4.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
4.7%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
6.1%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
29.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
83
56.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
115
77.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
2.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15
10.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Oberlin, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
201
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
1.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
90
44.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
109
54.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
475
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
17
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
25.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
62
30.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Oberlin, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
346
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
81
23.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
122
35.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
74
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
35
10.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
34
9.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,000
205,000