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Oakland, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Oakland is a Census city of 862 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Coles County. Median household income is $50,848, 77.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oakland
What Oakland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,102 plus or minus 229
- County holding the largest share of its areaColes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakland
How many people live in Oakland
- Population862 plus or minus 179
- Median age49.6
- Population under 18186 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over217 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent
- Households443
- Family households227 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families51.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakland
Income and work in Oakland
- Median household income$50,848 plus or minus $12,190
- Per capita income$31,751
- Civilian labor force383 plus or minus 92
- Employed358 plus or minus 84
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over661
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakland
Housing in Oakland
- Housing units507
- Occupied units443
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied344
- Renter occupied99 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate77.7 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$506 plus or minus $396
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Single family units419
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more58 plus or minus 57
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakland
How Oakland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute319 plus or minus 76
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent
- Drove alone73.9 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home10.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oakland
Flood risk in Oakland
- NFIP communityCity of Oakland
- NFIP community number170861
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11(M)
The City of Oakland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170861 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Coles County, not Oakland
Coles County context, not Oakland figures
- Establishments in Coles County1,112
- Covered employment, Coles County23,930
- Average annual pay, Coles County$52,987
- Housing units permitted, Coles County36
Every figure in this section is published for Coles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oakland.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Oakland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oakland, Illinois?
862, in 443 households. Oakland city covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 1,102 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oakland in?
Coles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Oakland?
$50,848. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,100. Median gross rent is $506 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Oakland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oakland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oakland, city of, community 170861, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Oakland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Coles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Oakland.
Is zoning published for Oakland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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