Oakland is home to 402 people in Mississippi. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 47.4, about 8 years above the US median. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 42%. Households take in $32,697 at the median, 60% less than the US figure. There are 184 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,697, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
64% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakland
What changed most since 1990
Median age28.8 → 47.4(+18.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate33.5% → 16.7%(−16.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share82.5% → 68.7%(−13.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)59.7%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.2%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 77 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
565
$42,251
$60,722
11.1%
36.4
2000
586
$31,753
$73,048
2.8%
48.0
2010
527
$37,272
$83,149
3.3%
48.1
2020
462
$32,215
–
5.6%
54.7
2024
402
$32,697
–
8.9%
61.1
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.
