Oak View is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,215 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oak View is the 488th largest community in California. Housing costs in Oak View are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some towns, Oak View isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oak View are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oak View is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak View who work in management occupations (13.00%), office and administrative support (10.27%), and sales jobs (9.35%). Also of interest is that Oak View has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Oak View is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Oak View really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Oak View perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of Oak View citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.08% of adults in Oak View have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oak View in 2022 was $44,969, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,876 for a family of four. However, Oak View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oak View is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oak View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak View residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oak View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.55% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oak View include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Oak View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
