Oakland vs Randolph

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (2,714 vs 1,479 in Randolph). Randolph has the higher median household income ($52,917 vs $44,846 in Oakland). Randolph has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $142,800 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Randolph
Population	2,714	1,479
Median age	41.8 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,846	$52,917
Median home value	$142,800	$157,000
Median gross rent	$932	$779
Housing units	1,324	888
Homeownership rate	70.4%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Randolph
Population	2,389 → 2,714 (+13.6%)	1,921 → 1,479 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$57,794 → $44,846 (-22.4%)	$50,286 → $52,917 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $142,800 (-14.0%)	$127,700 → $157,000 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $932 (+14.1%)	$648 → $779 (+20.2%)

Oakland

Population

2,3892,714

Median household income

$57,794$44,846

Median home value

$166,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$817$932

Randolph

Population

1,9211,479

Median household income

$50,286$52,917

Median home value

$127,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$648$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	Randolph
Under 5	7.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	7.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	19.3%	20.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	17.2%
75 and over	8.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Randolph
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Randolph
No high school diploma	4.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Randolph
Drove alone	83.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Randolph
1-unit, detached	49.4%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	21.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Randolph
Poverty rate	17.2%	20.9%
Average household size	2.25	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1974	1959