Oakland vs Winslow

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

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

Winslow has the higher population (5,701 vs 2,714 in Oakland). Winslow has the higher median household income ($56,506 vs $44,846 in Oakland). Winslow has the higher median home value ($200,100 vs $142,800 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Winslow
Population	2,714	5,701
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,846	$56,506
Median home value	$142,800	$200,100
Median gross rent	$932	$953
Housing units	1,324	2,703
Homeownership rate	70.4%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Winslow
Population	2,389 → 2,714 (+13.6%)	4,928 → 5,701 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$57,794 → $44,846 (-22.4%)	$46,980 → $56,506 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $142,800 (-14.0%)	$130,000 → $200,100 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $932 (+14.1%)	$807 → $953 (+18.1%)

Oakland

Population

2,3892,714

Median household income

$57,794$44,846

Median home value

$166,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$817$932

Winslow

Population

4,9285,701

Median household income

$46,980$56,506

Median home value

$130,000$200,100

Median gross rent

$807$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	Winslow
Under 5	7.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	19.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.2%
75 and over	8.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Winslow
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Winslow
No high school diploma	4.8%	5.3%
High school graduate	38.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Winslow
Drove alone	83.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Winslow
1-unit, detached	49.4%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	21.9%	12.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Winslow
Poverty rate	17.2%	9.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1974	1966