Oak GlenCA
A town of 510.
Is Oak Glen a good place to live?
Oak Glen’s median age is 62.4 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 848 California towns, just 6 have a higher share of households owning their home than Oak Glen. 36% of the land in Oak Glen is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is San Bernardino National Forest, 5,025 acres with 10.7 miles of trail. Oak Glen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
510 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oak Glen: who provides what
Oak Glen is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oak Glen.
The FEMA risk score in Oak Glen is higher than in most of California or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Oak Glen is 100 of 100. Since 2022, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oak Glen.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than California overall
People 65 and older are 35% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (24% statewide). 44% of Oak Glen adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Oak Glen’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Oak Glen | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 38.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 10.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 40.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Oak Glen
24 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Oak Glen’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Bernardino National Forest | 10.7 mi | 5,025 |
| 2. Oak Glen Schoolhouse Museum and Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oak Glen
Oak Glen has mild, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 36° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of residents in Oak Glen live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Oak Glen. Since 2013, Oak Glen has added 91 jobs, to 309 in 2023. 0.3% of working residents work locally in Oak Glen.
| Oak Glen | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Oak Glen is
Oak Glen beats the California average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Oak Glen | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Oak Glen | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Joshua Tree National Park and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oak Glen. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National ParkJoshua Tree National Park2.9M visitors a year
9 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
14 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
23 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
34 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Arena
25 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway MuseumPhoto credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Oak Glen
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oak Glen
About 1 of every 100 Oak Glen residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Oak Glen
Census-designated place in California, United States
Oak Glen is a census-designated place situated within the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Oak Glen is located 15 miles east of San Bernardino, at an elevation of 4,734 feet (1,443 m). The population was 602 at the 2020 census. The original settlers, the Cahuilla and the Serrano, harvested acorns; many metates can still be found in the streambeds where the acorns were leached. According to Huell Howser's 2005 California's Gold profile, the potato was the original crop grown by the first Caucasians to settle in the area. The apple orchards produce many varieties of apples including antique varieties no longer widely commercially available such as …
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,734 ft
- Area code
- 909
Questions about Oak Glen
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Is Oak Glen, CA a good place to live?
Oak Glen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.