Oak GlenCA
510 people call this town in California home.
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 homes lived in by their owners 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
Of the losses FEMA expects in Oak Glen, 59% come from wildfires and 21% from earthquakes. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in the town since 2022. One declared disaster, in 2020, has brought federal aid to Oak Glen households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oak Glen is older than the California average
People 65 and older are just over a third of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (24% statewide). 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oak Glen.
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
Protected land: nearly a third of Oak Glen
Trails total 24 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Oak Glen’s trail density stands at 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
The climate in Oak Glen brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 36°, with about 31 inches of snow 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
The top destinations are San Bernardino (8%), Yucaipa (7%) and Redlands (6%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Oak Glen rose by 91, to 309. For working residents here, the share who work locally is 0.3%. Half of commuters travel less than 35 miles.
| 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
In Oak Glen, 18% of adults binge drink. Against the California average, Oak Glen comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind 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
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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.