Oakland vs Smiths Grove

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

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

Smiths Grove has the higher population (684 vs 230 in Oakland). Smiths Grove has the higher median home value ($159,600 vs $142,200 in Oakland). Since 2019, Oakland's population has grown faster (-0.9% vs -10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
Population	230	684
Median age	51.5 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,583
Median home value	$142,200	$159,600
Median gross rent	$900	$1,156
Housing units	119	308
Homeownership rate	87.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
Population	232 → 230 (-0.9%)	763 → 684 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$44,000 → $38,750 (-11.9%)	$48,056 → $51,583 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $142,200 (+16.2%)	$108,400 → $159,600 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $900 (+41.5%)	$922 → $1,156 (+25.4%)

Oakland

Population

232230

Median household income

$44,000$38,750

Median home value

$122,400$142,200

Median gross rent

$636$900

Smiths Grove

Population

763684

Median household income

$48,056$51,583

Median home value

$108,400$159,600

Median gross rent

$922$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
Under 5	12.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	4.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	5.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	18.7%	14.2%
75 and over	6.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	79.4%
Black or African American	8.7%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
No high school diploma	1.7%	17.4%
High school graduate	42.2%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
Drove alone	83.3%	87.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Smiths Grove
Poverty rate	18.3%	15.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1976	1970