With 12,768 people, Oakland is a city in New Jersey. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $162,019 a year at the median, 97% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 56% ahead of the New Jersey median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $162,019, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$516,255 → $591,300(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
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)14%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.7%(66)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.1%(76)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 421 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
11,997
$152,126
$516,255
36.5%
16.6
2000
12,466
$157,808
$447,034
41.4%
19.4
2010
12,754
$160,242
$710,222
48.0%
26.7
2020
12,748
$169,775
$572,567
52.0%
40.8
2024
12,768
$162,019
$591,300
56.8%
47.5
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.
