Housing data for Oil Township, IN
Oil Township, IN has an estimated 2,579 residents and 634 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Perry County.
2.6% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+3.4%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,579 (±10)
- Housing units
- 634 (±126)
- Households that rent
- 2.6%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +3.4%
What stands out in Oil Township
Households that rent: 2.6% (±4.1 points) in Oil Township, lower than in Perry County (24.5%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 2.6% (±8.4 points) in Oil Township, lower than in Perry County (16.1%).
Homes built before 1980: 19.1% (±12.9 points) in Oil Township, lower than in Perry County (55.4%).
Average commute: 34.9 minutes (±10.2) in Oil Township, higher than in Perry County (23.9 minutes).
Housing in Oil Township at a glance
- Renters and owners: 2.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $92,946 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $229,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,244 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,186 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 77.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 19.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 51.5% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 34.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +3.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 2.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Oil Township against Perry County, its state and the nation
| Oil Township | Perry County | Indiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,579 (±10) | 19,270 (exact) | 6,851,073 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 634 (±126) | 8,597 (±40) | 2,976,568 (±617) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 2.6% (±4.1 points) | 24.5% (±2.7 points) | 29.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $682 (±$45) | $1,062 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $92,946 (±$59,704) | $61,151 (±$7,346) | $71,957 (±$352) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $229,500 (±$84,926) | $163,400 (±$8,902) | $218,200 (±$739) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,186 (±$496) | $1,106 (±$89) | $1,614 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 19.1% (±12.9 points) | 55.4% (±4.7 points) | 55.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 34.9 minutes (±10.2) | 23.9 minutes (±1.5) | 24.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 82.4% (±10.6 points) | 84.4% (±2.6 points) | 89.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.7 years (±3.9) | 41.9 years (±1.1) | 38.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Oil Township covers 66.4 square miles of land, about 39 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Oil Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,494 (±14) | 2,579 (±10) | +3.4% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 578 (±106) | 634 (±126) | +9.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $113,900 (±$36,614) | $229,500 (±$84,926) | +101.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $61,648 (±$8,109) | $92,946 (±$59,704) | +50.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,103 (±$208) | $1,244 (±$561) | +12.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $783 (±$112) | $1,186 (±$496) | +51.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 1.7% (±2.9 points) | 2.6% (±4.1 points) | +0.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0% (±88.4 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Perry County
Oil Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Perry County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Perry County recorded 152 violent and 568 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Oil Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47514 | 86% | 1,377 | — | $275,500 | $163,438 |
| 47576 | 82% | 672 | — | — | $121,250 |
| 47551 | 37% | 607 | — | $172,200 | $68,859 |
| 47118 | 12% | 3,529 | $542 | $119,000 | $41,579 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Oil Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township (Crawford County) | 5.4 mi | $531 | $103,500 | 28.0% |
| Leopold Township | 6.5 mi | — | $201,300 | 24.8% |
| Union Township (Perry County) | 6.8 mi | — | $161,100 | 8.0% |
| Johnson Township (Crawford County) | 7.7 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Boone Township (Crawford County) | 7.8 mi | — | — | 31.7% |
| Clark Township (Perry County) | 9.3 mi | $580 | $165,000 | 15.2% |
| Alton | 9.5 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Ohio Township (Crawford County) | 9.8 mi | $637 | $73,700 | 14.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Oil Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $759 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,259 | $1,695 |
HUD income limits for Oil Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,100 | $30,150 | $48,200 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,400 | $55,100 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,750 | $61,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,000 | $68,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,500 | $74,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,900 | $79,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,800 | $90,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Perry County, IN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $82,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Oil Township
What is the average home value in Oil Township, IN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $229,500 (±$84,926) for owner-occupied homes in Oil Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Oil Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Oil Township, IN is $1,244 (±$561) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Oil Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Oil Township, IN is $1,186 (±$496) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Oil Township?
Oil Township, IN has an estimated 634 (±126) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Oil Township?
Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Oil Township, used by 51.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Oil Township?
Workers who live in Oil Township, IN take an average of 34.9 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Oil Township growing?
In Oil Township, the number of residents went from 2,494 in 2015–2019 to 2,579 in 2020–2024 (+3.4%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Oil Township?
The ZIP codes that cover Oil Township are 47514, 47576, 47551, 47118.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Oil township, Perry County, Indiana
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Perry County, IN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Perry County, IN
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Oil township, Perry County, Indiana (county subdivision:56214, in state:18 county:123).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .