Oakland, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

9,979

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

0.739% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.77%

7.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$97,798

9.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oakland, TN is home to a population of 9.98k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.13% of Oakland, TN residents were born outside of the country (312 people).

In 2024, there were 2.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.78k people) in Oakland, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.59k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 328 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Oakland, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakland, TN was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oakland, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakland, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.78k ± 429
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.59k ± 447
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
328 ± 208

2.05%

Hispanic Population

205 people

2.05% of the people in Oakland, TN are hispanic (205 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakland, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

3.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

312 people

2.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

282 people

As of 2024, 3.13% of Oakland, TN residents (312 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oakland, TN was 2.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oakland, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
280 ± 99
Gulf War (1990s)
249 ± 148
Gulf War (2001-)
219 ± 104

Oakland, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oakland, TN.

Economy

The economy of Oakland, TN employs 5.27k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oakland, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (629 people), and Manufacturing (548 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($103,508), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,481), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,276).

Employment

Occupations

5.27k

2024 Value

± 586

5.11%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakland, TN grew at a rate of 5.11%, from 5.01k employees to 5.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakland, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (642 people), Sales & Related Occupations (572 people), and Management Occupations (510 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakland, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.27k

2024 Value

± 586

5.11%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakland, TN grew at a rate of 5.11%, from 5.01k employees to 5.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakland, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (629 people), and Manufacturing (548 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakland, TN, though some of these residents may live in Oakland, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,138

Median earning men ± $6,921

$47,031

Median earning women ± $7,656

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,717), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($96,324), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,806).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,226), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,244).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakland, TN was $319,100 in 2024, which is 0.959 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $297,300 to $319,100, a 7.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakland, TN is 87%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakland, TN have an average commute time of 35 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakland, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$319,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,670

$3,458

Median Property Taxes

±$428

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oakland, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oakland, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87%

Homeownership

2024

68.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87% of the housing units in Oakland, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oakland, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,798

Median Household Income

± $8,810

3.97k

Number of Households

± 475

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.97k households in Oakland, TN grew to $97,798 from the previous year's value of $89,240.

The following chart displays the households in Oakland, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oakland, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.7%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (9.65%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Oakland, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakland, TN have a longer commute time (35 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.08% of the workforce in Oakland, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oakland, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oakland, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oakland, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakland, TN (576 out of 9.98k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakland, TN is Black, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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