Oakland

Population: 948
Median household income: $49,571
Median home value: $97,200

Oakland, a community in Coles County, Illinois, has 948 residents. The median household income of $49,571 is below the Coles County median ($56,040).

From 2019 to 2023, Oakland's population declined 1.5% from 962 to 948, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $73,500 to $97,200.

Owners occupy 78.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 948
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,571
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $509
Housing units: 537
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

962948

Median household income

$54,583$49,571

Median home value

$73,500$97,200

Median gross rent

$669$509

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	962	$54,583	$73,500	$669
2020	1,062	$41,806	$78,000	$463
2021	980	$45,694	$86,800	$347
2022	926	$48,750	$91,700	$509
2023	948	$49,571	$97,200	$509

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	2.6%
5 to 17	202	21.3%
18 to 24	26	2.7%
25 to 34	52	5.5%
35 to 44	105	11.1%
45 to 54	141	14.9%
55 to 64	160	16.9%
65 to 74	149	15.7%
75 and over	88	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	932	98.3%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	4.7%
High school graduate	286	41.2%
Some college or associate's	250	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	67	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	59	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	294	74.8%
Carpooled	33	8.4%
Public transit	3	0.8%
Walked	8	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	10.2%
Other means	15	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	19.3%
15 to 29 min	155	43.9%
30 to 44 min	78	22.1%
45 to 59 min	42	11.9%
60+ min	10	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 11.7% (108 of 926)

	Count	Share
Family households	248	54.9%
Nonfamily households	204	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	452	84.2%
Vacant	85	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	78.3%
Renter-occupied	98	21.7%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	460	85.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	48	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1754781
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.6578, -88.0279