OiltonTX
The town, settled in 1922, counts 101 residents.
Is Oilton a good place to live?
Oilton’s average commute is 48 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Oilton. Oilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
101 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oilton: who provides what
Oilton is unincorporated, so Webb 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 Oilton.
The schools Oilton’s kids attend
Webb CISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Oilton’s public school: 109 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilton ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 109 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
About two in five of Oilton’s working residents commute to Laredo
The top destinations are Laredo (41%), Bruni (8%) and Hebbronville (6%). Oilton: 25% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 33 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Oilton, mostly inland flooding
69% of Oilton’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 8%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 81% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Oilton is
The share of adults in Oilton who say their health is fair or poor: 34%. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14. 18% of adults locally have diabetes; 43% get no exercise outside work.
| Oilton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oilton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 36.9% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oilton keeps 0.3% of its land conserved
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. In Oilton, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 3 acres.
| Oilton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oilton Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oilton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Oilton; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Oilton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Every workday, about 87 people come to Oilton for work
Where Oilton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Oilton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oilton, TX a good place to live?
Oilton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.