Oakland, KY Population

Overview

259

Total Population

57.3

Median age

45.17%

Female population %

121.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 57.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oakland's population under 18 was 17.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oakland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oakland, 16.99% were under the age of 15, 6.56% aged 15 to 29, 53.67% aged 30 to 64, 20.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 less females than males in Oakland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.17% females and 54.83% males in Oakland, KY.
The Oakland, KY gender ratio is 121.4:100 i.e. 121.4 men to 100 women (1.214).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 22.

Oakland's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oakland population: 96.53% are White, 2.32% are Black or African American, 0.39% are some other race and 0.77% are multiracial.
Oakland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 259 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oakland is White with a population of 25 (96.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 266 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Oakland's population decreased by 37 (14.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oakland's population decreased by 24 (10.86%), 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 193.