Oakland is a medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 10,488 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oakland is the 70th largest community in Tennessee. Oakland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Oakland, where the median household income is $89,240.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oakland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oakland is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakland who work in office and administrative support (12.91%), sales jobs (10.77%), and management occupations (8.04%). Also of interest is that Oakland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Oakland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Oakland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.51 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Oakland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Oakland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.55% of adults in Oakland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Oakland in 2022 was $40,074, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,296 for a family of four. However, Oakland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oakland is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oakland include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Oakland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
