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Population (year 2000): 1,279. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,469 (+93.0% change)
Males: 629 (49.2%), Females: 650 (50.8%)
Zip code:
38060
Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $51,823 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,600 (year 2000)
Races in Oakland:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
- Black (16.5%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English
(13.8%), German (12.2%), Irish (9.0%), French (2.9%),
Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oakland
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oakland town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 6.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +818 (+177.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE FAYETTE HOSPITAL (about 14
miles; SOMERVILLE, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-COLLIERVILLE (about 16
miles; COLLIERVILLE, TN)
- LAKESIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 20 miles;
MEMPHIS, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oakland:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 26 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 34 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 50 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:
- FAYETTE COUNTY (about 10 miles; SOMERVILLE, TN; ID:
FYE)
- WOLF RIVER (about 13 miles; ROSSVILLE, TN; ID: 54M)
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 25 miles; COVINGTON, TN; ID:
M04)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oakland:
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 25 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 32 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
Public primary/middle schools in Oakland:
- OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 14925 HIGHWAY 194, NORTH; Grades: KG - 06)
- WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355;
Location: 13100 HIGHWAY 194; Grades: 07 - 09)
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