Oakley TownshipIL
A town of 943, settled in 1850.
Is Oakley Township a good place to live?
1.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Oakley Township, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oakley Township. The biggest park or preserve is Faries Park, at 125 acres. Oakley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
943 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oakley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakley Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakley Township.
About half of Oakley Township’s working residents commute to Decatur
Most working residents leave Oakley Township for work: only 0% work in town. Oakley Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Oakley Township fell to 64 in 2023, 93 fewer than in 2013.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). Oakley Township’s median age is 45.1 years. Oakley Township has lost 3.6% of its people since 2020, down to 943 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Oakley Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 84% women
The Census survey reached too few of Oakley Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.8 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Oakley Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oakley Township
Oakley Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Oakley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oakley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Oakley Township is
Oakley Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Oakley Township adults have obesity.
| Oakley Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakley Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Faries Park | — | 125 |
| 2. Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve | — | 53 |
| 3. North Lake Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gies Memorial Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakley Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
34 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
11 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
17 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum7 mi Zoo & aquariumScovill Zoo
34 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Everything we know about Oakley Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oakley Township
About 2 of every 100 Oakley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Oakley Township for work
Where Oakley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oakley Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Oakley is an unincorporated community in Oakley Township, Macon County, Illinois, United States. Oakley is located along the Norfolk Southern Railway, 8 miles (13 km) east-northeast of Decatur. While now a sleepy, rural community with no commercial district, the town once featured two stores, a blacksmith shop, passenger rail station, school, church, lighted baseball field, and post office. The church and post office are still standing, but are used for residential purposes. The Oakley Township Shed serves the surrounding Oakley Township. Clarkson Grain operates a grain elevator in the village.
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- Elevation
- 682 ft
Questions about Oakley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakley Township, IL a good place to live?
Oakley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.