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Population (year 2000): 1,487. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,460 (-1.8% change)
Males: 710 (47.7%), Females: 777 (52.3%)
Zip code:
51560
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $37,961 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,800 (year 2000)
Races in Oakland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Black (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (32.6%), Irish (11.8%),
English (9.8%), United States (7.3%), Danish (4.6%),
Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oakland
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oakland city
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 7.8%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:
- SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24
miles; HARLAN, IA)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
RED OAK, IA)
- CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
ATLANTIC, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oakland:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 99 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 102 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:
- HARLAN MUNI (about 20 miles; HARLAN, IA; ID: HNR)
- RED OAK MUNI (about 24 miles; RED OAK, IA; ID: RDK)
- COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 25 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS,
IA; ID: CBF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oakland:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 40 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 54 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 54
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public high school in Oakland:
- RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
242; Location: 501 OAKLAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Oakland:
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 242;
Location: 708 GLASS ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Oakland:
- ECKELS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$36,838; Location: 206 S HIGHWAY, BOX 519; 25,915 books;
262 audio materials; 867 video materials; 43 serial
subscriptions)
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