Oakdale, California
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1880	376	—
1890	1,012	169.1%
1910	1,035	—
1920	1,745	68.6%
1930	2,112	21.0%
1940	2,592	22.7%
1950	4,064	56.8%
1960	4,980	22.5%
1970	6,594	32.4%
1980	8,474	28.5%
1990	11,961	41.1%
2000	15,503	29.6%
2010	20,675	33.4%
2016 (est.)	22,564	[3]	9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

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