Oakman

Population: 872
Median home value: $71,600

Oakman is a community in Walker County, Alabama, home to 872 residents. Its median home value of $71,600 runs below the Walker County figure of $131,100.

From 2019 to 2023, Oakman's population grew 36.7% from 638 to 872, while its median home value rose 1.1% from $70,800 to $71,600.

8.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 872
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $71,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 444
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	638	$19,500	$70,800	$464
2020	853	$20,893	$58,900	$430
2021	814	$21,753	$65,800	$292
2022	898	$24,578	$63,800	$413
2023	872	—	$71,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over18.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	9.4%
5 to 17	126	14.4%
18 to 24	54	6.2%
25 to 34	154	17.7%
35 to 44	68	7.8%
45 to 54	67	7.7%
55 to 64	62	7.1%
65 to 74	96	11.0%
75 and over	163	18.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	701	80.4%
Black or African American	87	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	9.3%
High school graduate	308	50.5%
Some college or associate's	196	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	33	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	245	89.7%
Carpooled	24	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	15.6%
15 to 29 min	78	29.0%
30 to 44 min	36	13.4%
45 to 59 min	71	26.4%
60+ min	42	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 20.6% (178 of 864)

	Count	Share
Family households	243	68.3%
Nonfamily households	113	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	356	80.2%
Vacant	88	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	268	75.3%
Renter-occupied	88	24.7%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	291	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43	9.7%
5 to 19 units	25	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	85	19.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0155992
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.7143, -87.3887