Oekingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

[3] Oekingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district, along the Oesch river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Horse Argent running above a Base Vert.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (641 or 97.4%), with Portuguese being second most common (8 or 1.2%) and French being third (4 or 0.6%).

[9] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Oekingen is; 39 children or 5.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 137 teenagers or 20.8% are between 7 and 19.

The greatest number of single family homes (35) were built between 1971 and 1980.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 25.46% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 293 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.1%.

[8] There were 352 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 4 or 30.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 23.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 23.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 15.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 1 was in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 266 or 40.4% were Roman Catholic, while 267 or 40.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.