Oakland is a city of 9,979 people in Tennessee. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 8,700 people. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 41% more than in Tennessee as a whole. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,798, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oakland
What changed most since 1990
Population430 → 9,979(+2,221%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,443 → $319,100(+176%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants73.6% → 87.0%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Oakland's population equals 23% of Fayette County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 13% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 17% 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)26%(219)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.3%(340)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(317)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 843 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
430
$60,602
$115,443
6.2%
54.4
2000
1,279
$94,404
$221,513
18.9%
41.0
2010
6,623
$100,683
$237,652
23.6%
38.2
2020
8,936
$93,859
$226,166
22.6%
59.9
2024
9,979
$97,798
$319,100
33.2%
58.7
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.
