Bull Shoals vs Oakland

A side-by-side comparison of Bull Shoals and Oakland: population, income, housing, and more.

Bull Shoals and Oakland are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bull Shoals has the higher population (1,687 vs 141 in Oakland). Bull Shoals has the higher median household income ($46,848 vs $43,199 in Oakland). Since 2019, Oakland's population has grown faster (-5.4% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
Population	1,687	141
Median age	58.1 yrs	60.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,848	$43,199
Median home value	$157,200	—
Median gross rent	$670	—
Housing units	1,168	85
Homeownership rate	74.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
Population	2,260 → 1,687 (-25.4%)	149 → 141 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $46,848 (+16.2%)	$35,625 → $43,199 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$126,300 → $157,200 (+24.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$522 → $670 (+28.4%)	—

Bull Shoals

Population

2,2601,687

Median household income

$40,313$46,848

Median home value

$126,300$157,200

Median gross rent

$522$670

Oakland

Population

149141

Median household income

$35,625$43,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.8%	81.6%
65 to 74	16.8%	18.4%
75 and over	19.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	81.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
Drove alone	65.5%	—
Carpooled	15.8%	—
Public transit	3.0%	—
Walked	1.4%	—
Bicycle	0.2%	—
Worked from home	11.8%	—
Other means	2.2%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
1-unit, detached	71.1%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	55.3%

Poverty & households

	Bull Shoals	Oakland
Poverty rate	15.2%	9.2%
Average household size	2.13	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1986	1981