Oakman vs Parrish

A side-by-side comparison of Oakman and Parrish: population, income, housing, and more.

Oakman and Parrish are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Parrish has the higher population (1,093 vs 872 in Oakman). Oakman has the higher median home value ($71,600 vs $49,900 in Parrish). Since 2019, Oakman's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Oakman	Parrish
Population	872	1,093
Median age	38.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$25,769
Median home value	$71,600	$49,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,033
Housing units	444	510
Homeownership rate	75.3%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakman	Parrish
Population	638 → 872 (+36.7%)	1,087 → 1,093 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$19,500 → $24,578 (+26.0%)	$35,625 → $25,769 (-27.7%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $71,600 (+1.1%)	$35,800 → $49,900 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$464 → $413 (-11.0%)	$592 → $1,033 (+74.5%)

Oakman

Population

638872

Median household income

$19,500$24,578

Median home value

$70,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$464$413

Parrish

Population

1,0871,093

Median household income

$35,625$25,769

Median home value

$35,800$49,900

Median gross rent

$592$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakman	Parrish
Under 5	9.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	7.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.1%
75 and over	18.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakman	Parrish
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	67.7%
Black or African American	10.0%	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakman	Parrish
No high school diploma	9.3%	33.6%
High school graduate	50.5%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakman	Parrish
Drove alone	89.7%	73.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakman	Parrish
1-unit, detached	65.5%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Oakman	Parrish
Poverty rate	20.6%	33.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1981	1962