Oakland

Population: 1,572
Median household income: $66,202
Median home value: $150,600

Oakland, a community in Burt County, Nebraska, has 1,572 residents. At $66,202, its median household income sits above Burt County's $57,303.

From 2019 to 2023, Oakland's population grew 1.0% from 1,556 to 1,572, while its median home value rose 76.3% from $85,400 to $150,600.

26.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,572
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,202
Median home value: $150,600
Median gross rent: $663
Housing units: 682
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5561,572

Median household income

$52,250$66,202

Median home value

$85,400$150,600

Median gross rent

$594$663

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,556	$52,250	$85,400	$594
2020	1,575	$51,276	$94,700	$617
2021	1,571	$62,292	$112,500	$514
2022	1,578	$66,406	$126,300	$594
2023	1,572	$66,202	$150,600	$663

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	5.0%
5 to 17	258	16.4%
18 to 24	244	15.5%
25 to 34	95	6.0%
35 to 44	118	7.5%
45 to 54	151	9.6%
55 to 64	223	14.2%
65 to 74	191	12.2%
75 and over	213	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,427	90.8%
Black or African American	21	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.7%
Some other race	29	1.8%
Two or more races	69	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	12.6%
High school graduate	268	27.0%
Some college or associate's	335	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	172	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	91	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	566	78.7%
Carpooled	74	10.3%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	47	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	359	52.1%
15 to 29 min	87	12.6%
30 to 44 min	66	9.6%
45 to 59 min	118	17.1%
60+ min	59	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 11.4% (176 of 1,539)

	Count	Share
Family households	373	60.1%
Nonfamily households	248	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	621	91.1%
Vacant	61	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	72.3%
Renter-occupied	172	27.7%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	548	80.4%
1-unit, attached	40	5.9%
2 to 4 units	30	4.4%
5 to 19 units	60	8.8%
20 or more units	4	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3135490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8351, -96.4671