City safety & data profile

OakdaleMN

Oakdale, MN is a 28K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $93,772.

Washington County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Oakdale, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Oakdale has a population larger than 60% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $318,100.

Data updated 2026-09-03

28K
Population (place)
Top 40%
By size
$93,772
Median income (place)
$318,100
Median home (place)
5.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Oakdale

Oakdale posts a median household income higher than 64% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 36%
by median income, US cities

Where Oakdale income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$93,772 Top 36% higher than 64% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Oakdale $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Oakdale, MN beyond the headline numbers

Oakdale sits inside Washington County, Minnesota, at roughly 44.96°N, -92.96°W. Population 28,080, $93,772 median household income. Median home value $318,100, median rent $1,481. Poverty rate 5.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.7% of Oakdale, MN residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Oakdale costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

19.5% of Oakdale workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 28.4% in Oakdale, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Oakdale from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
28,080
Oakdale · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$93,772
+5% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$318,100
-23% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washington County): Oakdale's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
276K+14%
Median Income
$115,345+41%
Median Home Value
$422,000+74%
Poverty Rate
5.1%-11%
Unemployment
3.4%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Oakdale, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,481/mo
Poverty Rate
5.7% -54% vs avg
Unemployment 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 35.6%
Work From Home 19.5%
Public Transit 0.8%

Population

White 67.9%
African American 9.5%
Asian 12.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
34.2%
High Blood Pressure
30.7%
Short Sleep Duration
28.4%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
15.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.8%
Current Smoking
13.4%
Diabetes
11.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.4%
Current Asthma
9.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 66.8%
Annual Checkup 75.5%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect Oakdale?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Oakdale right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-OAKDALE-MN · Oakdale

Oakdale: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Oakdale; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Oakdale, MN?
Oakdale, MN has a population of 28,080 people, located in Washington County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Oakdale?
The median household income in Oakdale, MN is $93,772 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.7%.
What is the median home value in Oakdale?
The median home value in Oakdale, MN is $318,100. Median rent is $1,481/month.
What are the top health concerns in Oakdale?
The top health indicators in Oakdale include Obesity (34.2%), High Blood Pressure (30.7%), Short Sleep Duration (28.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Oakdale?
The median age in Oakdale, MN is 39.7 years. 35.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Oakdale, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (5.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($93,772 here).

Compare Oakdale with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Oakdale's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Oakdale area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.