Moving to Oakdale, New York
Population: 8,075
Males: 3,838 (47.5%), Females: 4,237 (52.5%)
Zip code: 11769
Demographics
 Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $68,793
Median house value: $229,300
Population by Race
Races in Oakdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
 - Hispanic (3.0%)
 - Black (1.5%)
 - Two or more races (0.5%)
 
Ancestries: Italian (33.9%), Irish (32.8%), German (21.0%), English (8.3%), Polish (5.0%), Russian (2.5%).
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oakdale
- High school or higher: 92.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.5%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
 - Unemployed: 2.1%
 - Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Oakdale CDP
- Never married: 22.1%
 - Now married: 59.6%
 - Separated: 1.5%
 - Widowed: 8.1%
 - Divorced: 8.6%
 
4.0% Foreign born (3.0% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Oakdale:
- PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 8 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
 - SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
 - ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakdale:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 5 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
 - REPUBLIC (about 19 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
 - IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakdale:
- BAYPORT AERODROME (about 7 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
 - BROOKHAVEN (about 21 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
 - LUFKER (about 28 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
 
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Oakdale:
- DOWLING COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,747; Location: IDLE HOUR BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.DOWLING.EDU; Offers Doctor’s degree)
 
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oakdale:
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
 - SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 10 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
 - SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
 - SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 21 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
 - FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
 - NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
 - SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)
 
Private high school in Oakdale:
- LASALLE CENTER (Students: 338; Location: 500 MONTAUK HWY; Grades: KG – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Oakdale:
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA JHS (Students: 848; Location: 60 OAKDALE-BOHEMIA RD; Grades: 07 – 09)
 - IDLE HOUR ES (Students: 427; Location: 334 IDLE HOUR BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
 
