Oakhurst is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,945 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oakhurst is the 495th largest community in California.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oakhurst is worth considering.
Oakhurst is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Oakhurst who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults in Oakhurst have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Oakhurst in 2022 was $43,965, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,860 for a family of four. However, Oakhurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oakhurst is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakhurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakhurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oakhurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakhurst include English, German, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Oakhurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.