With 1,408 people, Oakland is a city in Iowa. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $160,200. Median rent is $878 a month. There are 786 people per square mile. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,354, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakland
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants76.9% → 63.3%(−13.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$56,414 → $81,354(+44%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.1%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)55.1%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 69 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Oakland, decade by decade
Oakland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,496
$56,414
$93,123
11.0%
1.7
2000
1,487
$69,152
$141,178
13.0%
4.2
2010
1,527
$70,130
$148,317
13.0%
13.1
2020
1,524
$69,636
$137,930
25.3%
31.2
2024
1,408
$81,354
$160,200
21.6%
41.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
