Flippin vs Oakland

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

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

Flippin has the higher population (1,305 vs 141 in Oakland). Oakland has the higher median household income ($43,199 vs $40,559 in Flippin). Since 2019, Oakland's population has grown faster (-5.4% vs -11.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Flippin	Oakland
Population	1,305	141
Median age	33.3 yrs	60.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,559	$43,199
Median home value	$111,800	—
Median gross rent	$731	—
Housing units	641	85
Homeownership rate	54.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flippin	Oakland
Population	1,471 → 1,305 (-11.3%)	149 → 141 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$27,234 → $40,559 (+48.9%)	$35,625 → $43,199 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $111,800 (+32.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$582 → $731 (+25.6%)	—

Flippin

Population

1,4711,305

Median household income

$27,234$40,559

Median home value

$84,200$111,800

Median gross rent

$582$731

Oakland

Population

149141

Median household income

$35,625$43,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flippin	Oakland
Under 5	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	81.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	18.4%
75 and over	6.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flippin	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	6.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flippin	Oakland
No high school diploma	15.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.3%	81.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flippin	Oakland
Drove alone	79.0%	—
Carpooled	12.7%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	5.8%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	2.5%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flippin	Oakland
1-unit, detached	73.5%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	55.3%

Poverty & households

	Flippin	Oakland
Poverty rate	20.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.53	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	12	—
Median year structure built	1982	1981