New Bedford vs Oakland

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (1,309 vs 936 in New Bedford). New Bedford has the higher median household income ($76,136 vs $68,864 in Oakland). New Bedford has the higher median home value ($167,100 vs $111,800 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	New Bedford	Oakland
Population	936	1,309
Median age	38.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,136	$68,864
Median home value	$167,100	$111,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,075
Housing units	365	722
Homeownership rate	91.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bedford	Oakland
Population	1,032 → 936 (-9.3%)	1,579 → 1,309 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$53,494 → $76,136 (+42.3%)	$54,605 → $68,864 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $167,100 (+18.1%)	$85,900 → $111,800 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$952 → $1,075 (+12.9%)

New Bedford

Population

1,032936

Median household income

$53,494$76,136

Median home value

$141,500$167,100

Oakland

Population

1,5791,309

Median household income

$54,605$68,864

Median home value

$85,900$111,800

Median gross rent

$952$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Bedford	Oakland
Under 5	8.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	11.5%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.6%
25 to 34	9.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	19.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.8%
75 and over	9.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bedford	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	99.9%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	16.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bedford	Oakland
No high school diploma	1.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	40.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bedford	Oakland
Drove alone	66.5%	73.3%
Carpooled	20.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bedford	Oakland
1-unit, detached	88.2%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	New Bedford	Oakland
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1966	1950