Craig vs Oakland

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (1,572 vs 139 in Craig). Oakland has the higher median household income ($66,202 vs $48,750 in Craig). Oakland has the higher median home value ($150,600 vs $76,400 in Craig).

Population, income & housing

	Craig	Oakland
Population	139	1,572
Median age	50.6 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$66,202
Median home value	$76,400	$150,600
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	79	682
Homeownership rate	92.6%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig	Oakland
Population	166 → 139 (-16.3%)	1,556 → 1,572 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $48,750 (+14.7%)	$52,250 → $66,202 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $76,400 (+60.8%)	$85,400 → $150,600 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $870 (+19.0%)	$594 → $663 (+11.6%)

Craig

Population

166139

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$47,500$76,400

Median gross rent

$731$870

Oakland

Population

1,5561,572

Median household income

$52,250$66,202

Median home value

$85,400$150,600

Median gross rent

$594$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craig	Oakland
Under 5	4.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	15.5%
25 to 34	18.0%	6.0%
35 to 44	2.2%	7.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	23.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.2%
75 and over	2.2%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig	Oakland
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig	Oakland
Drove alone	69.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	4.2%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig	Oakland
1-unit, detached	91.1%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Craig	Oakland
Poverty rate	20.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	57	23
Median year structure built	1938	1948