NHSI Oildale Site

Oildale Community Health Center operation opened on November 6,2002 as a satellite of the Buttonwillow Health Center operation and is open only 20 hours per week. The area is very populated with many government and industrial agencies as well as many health care agencies and providers other than primary care, which is very badly needed. In accordance with the 2000 Census, Oildale's population is 37,710 and Rosedale is 35,778. The primary service area encompasses census tracts 1.02/04, 51.03/04, 52.01/02, and 38.3/38.13. In accordance with KCED Corp., unemployment is 13.2%, poverty > 200% of federal poverty guidelines is 35% and > 100% if 14.7% with multi-culture diverse population. The percentage of families under poverty level with no husband is 41.3% (712/1230). The medium income for males is $31,514 and for females is $21,715, with $13,342 per capita income. The 2005 calendar year users were 4,689, medical services and 974 dental, with 771 farm workers and 4,892 others