With 2,710 people, Oakland is a city in Maine. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Maine median by roughly 40%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $167,000. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,848, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% 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
White share99.4% → 94.6%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,587 → 2,710(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.2% → 20.9%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Oakland's population equals 2.1% of Kennebec County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.2% of the county's.
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)2.6%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46.3%(106)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.7%(100)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 229 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
3,587
$63,266
$175,205
17.2%
1.5
2000
2,758
$59,568
$133,892
19.2%
5.6
2010
2,602
$58,872
$206,866
24.6%
10.8
2020
2,536
$51,775
$183,624
14.7%
17.8
2024
2,710
$44,848
$167,000
20.9%
12.9
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.
