Oakes is a very small city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 1,764 people and just one neighborhood, Oakes is the 56th largest community in North Dakota.
Unlike some cities, Oakes isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oakes are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oakes is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakes who work in sales jobs (11.61%), management occupations (9.86%), and food service (9.25%).
Because of many things, Oakes is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Oakes a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Oakes has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Oakes’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Oakes is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Oakes is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.74% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Oakes in 2022 was $37,397, which is middle income relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,588 for a family of four. However, Oakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oakes is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Oakes include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Oakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Oakes, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Norwegian and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 3.0% have Finnish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Oakes are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.4% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 29.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.8%), and 12.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Oakes, ND, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (46.0%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (22.7%), and residents who report Mexican roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (57.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.4%) and 5.7% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.