OakbrookKY
A town of 10,211.
What should you know before moving to Oakbrook?
Oakbrook's standout: the median household earns $95K. Overall it grades A, 20th among Kentucky's 138 graded towns. Its public schools beat 92% of Kentucky towns on state tests and graduation. On history, just 20 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Among 139 Kentucky towns, just 2 have a higher median rent than Oakbrook.
99% of working residents leave Oakbrook for work
Where Oakbrook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Oakbrook grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Oakbrook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Ark Encounter and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakbrook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
11 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw32 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
8 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumPhoto credits
Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Oakbrook: who provides what
Oakbrook is unincorporated, so Boone 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 Oakbrook.
Oakbrook has less tooth loss than most of Kentucky and sends most of its workers to Florence and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Most working residents commute out of Oakbrook
Oakbrook has 714 jobs for its 4,785 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 376 in 2013 to 714.
Most working residents leave Oakbrook for work: only 1% work in town. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Oakbrook, below both Kentucky’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Oakbrook grew to 714 in 2023, 338 more than in 2013.
| Oakbrook | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Oakbrook, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Oakbrook has chilly winters and warm summers. Only 7 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower July high than Oakbrook.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer children than Kentucky overall
Oakbrook sits where Kentucky’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22% on this measure. Children under 18 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Oakbrook’s median age is 43.4 years.
| Oakbrook | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Oakbrook | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Oakbrook is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Kentucky is tooth loss: 10.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.9% statewide.
Oakbrook beats the Kentucky average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.8% of Oakbrook adults worry about having enough food.
| Oakbrook | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Oakbrook | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Oakbrook
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oakbrook.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.5% of Oakbrook is conserved land
Just 9 of its 2,038 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Oakbrook itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fox Run Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Oakbrook Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Oakbrook sells for about $377K at the median
87% of households own their home in Oakbrook.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oakbrook
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Oakbrook
About 7 of every 100 Oakbrook residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Oakbrook
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Oakbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 9,268 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Oakbrook’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Oakbrook.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbrook | #20 | A | B− | — | A | B |
| Burlington | #15 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Florence | #47 | B | B | C− | A | B− |
Oakbrook and Burlington report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oakbrook with a neighbor →
Questions about Oakbrook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakbrook, KY a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Oakbrook grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #20 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B for health and A for schools.
Is Oakbrook, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $261,000, 13% above the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.