CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oakland

Oregon · 841 residents · 0.73 sq mi

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Oakland is a city of 841 people in Oregon. Median home value sits at $51,300. Households here earn about 19% less than in Oregon as a whole. Households take in $22,000 at the median, 27% less than the US figure. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 113 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

841

−12%vs 2000

vs 954 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−18%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(64)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(43)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(138)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(102)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(106)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(75)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(42)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,000

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,479 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,757

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,867 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,300

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(873)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(32)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(811)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(12)

Asian0.5%(4)

Other3.1%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(45)

Spaniard2.7%(28)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.7%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1%(10)

Samoan0.5%(5)

Chamorro0.2%(2)

Ancestry

Irish23.3%(244)

Norwegian17.2%(180)

English13.6%(143)

German13.3%(139)

Scottish3.1%(32)

Austrian2.8%(29)

Italian2.7%(28)

French2.1%(22)

Swedish2%(21)

American1.9%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(7)

British0.6%(6)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(6)

Swiss0.6%(6)

Canadian0.5%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(2)

Polish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+105%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.1%(80)

Married51.8%(206)

Widowed13.8%(55)

Divorced14.3%(57)

Women 15+

Never married17%(77)

Married49.4%(224)

Widowed9.7%(44)

Divorced23.8%(108)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.4%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.8%

+14.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.8%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

70.6%

+13.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)1.9%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.7%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 103 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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