Oakland, IL Population

Overview

980

Total Population

47.5

Median age

52.65%

Female population %

89.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Oakland's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Oakland is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oakland's population under 18 was 22.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oakland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oakland, 16.53% were under the age of 15, 18.16% aged 15 to 29, 42.96% aged 30 to 64, 18.78% aged 65 to 84, and 3.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Oakland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.65% females and 47.35% males in Oakland, IL.
The Oakland, IL gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 49.

Oakland's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Oakland population: 99.29% are White, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.31% are multiracial.
Oakland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 971 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oakland is White with a population of 973 (99.29% of the total population).

Oakland's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,004 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Oakland's population decreased by 130 (12.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oakland's population decreased by 138 (15.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Oakland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 728.