Oakland vs St. George

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (1,619 vs 1,568 in St. George). Oakland has the higher median household income ($118,438 vs $72,974 in St. George). Oakland has the higher median home value ($381,900 vs $149,800 in St. George).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	St. George
Population	1,619	1,568
Median age	52.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$118,438	$72,974
Median home value	$381,900	$149,800
Median gross rent	$2,063	$850
Housing units	630	672
Homeownership rate	75.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	St. George
Population	1,713 → 1,619 (-5.5%)	2,058 → 1,568 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$107,500 → $118,438 (+10.2%)	$67,703 → $72,974 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$318,500 → $381,900 (+19.9%)	$117,400 → $149,800 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $2,063 (+75.4%)	$717 → $850 (+18.5%)

Oakland

Population

1,7131,619

Median household income

$107,500$118,438

Median home value

$318,500$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,176$2,063

St. George

Population

2,0581,568

Median household income

$67,703$72,974

Median home value

$117,400$149,800

Median gross rent

$717$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakland	St. George
Under 5	3.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	16.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	8.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	5.4%
75 and over	26.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.1%
Asian	0.7%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	St. George
No high school diploma	2.9%	17.0%
High school graduate	16.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	St. George
Drove alone	75.0%	70.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	24.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	St. George
1-unit, detached	78.7%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	45.8%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	St. George
Poverty rate	4.1%	12.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1955	1961