Moving to Oaktown, Indiana
Population: 633. Estimated population in July 2024: 610 (-3.6% change)
Males: 303 (47.9%), Females: 330 (52.1%)
Knox County
Zip code: 47561
Demographics
 Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $30,481
Median house value: $50,300
Population by Race
Races in Oaktown:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
 - Hispanic (1.7%)
 
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), German (16.0%), English (8.4%), Irish (4.7%), French (2.2%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 475 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oaktown
- High school or higher: 77.4%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
 - Unemployed: 4.2%
 - Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Oaktown town
- Never married: 23.4%
 - Now married: 54.8%
 - Separated: 0.6%
 - Widowed: 8.9%
 - Divorced: 12.4%
 
3.2% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-3.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Oaktown:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; VINCENNES, IN)
 - SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SULLIVAN, IN)
 - LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oaktown:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 41 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
 - EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
 - MONROE COUNTY (about 60 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: BMG)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Oaktown:
- LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL (about 14 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: LWV)
 - O’NEAL (about 15 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Abbreviation: OEA)
 - SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 16 miles; SULLIVAN, IN; Abbreviation: SIV)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oaktown:
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
 - IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 36 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
 - INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
 - UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 63 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
 - TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 64 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
 - DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
 
