Gardiner vs Oakland

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

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

Gardiner has the higher population (6,047 vs 2,714 in Oakland). Gardiner has the higher median household income ($58,152 vs $44,846 in Oakland). Gardiner has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $142,800 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Gardiner	Oakland
Population	6,047	2,714
Median age	44.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,152	$44,846
Median home value	$198,100	$142,800
Median gross rent	$927	$932
Housing units	3,065	1,324
Homeownership rate	67.6%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardiner	Oakland
Population	5,657 → 6,047 (+6.9%)	2,389 → 2,714 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$49,627 → $58,152 (+17.2%)	$57,794 → $44,846 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $198,100 (+40.8%)	$166,000 → $142,800 (-14.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $927 (+26.5%)	$817 → $932 (+14.1%)

Gardiner

Population

5,6576,047

Median household income

$49,627$58,152

Median home value

$140,700$198,100

Median gross rent

$733$927

Oakland

Population

2,3892,714

Median household income

$57,794$44,846

Median home value

$166,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$817$932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardiner	Oakland
Under 5	4.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	16.0%	19.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	8.4%
75 and over	7.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardiner	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardiner	Oakland
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	32.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardiner	Oakland
Drove alone	73.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	7.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	7.3%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardiner	Oakland
1-unit, detached	60.3%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	21.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Gardiner	Oakland
Poverty rate	11.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1945	1974