Oakland, New Jersey demographics

Oakland, NJ demographics: median age 40.7; 56.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Oakland borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3453850. The survey estimates a population of 12,768 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Oakland is 40.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 4,488 households (±158). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.7 ±2.2	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,806 ±370	22.0% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,522 ±406	19.8% ±3.2 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,205 ±454	40.8% ±3.6 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,235 ±258	17.5% ±2.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	6,702 ±260	52.5% ±2.0 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	6,066 ±263	47.5% ±2.1 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	10,392 ±602	81.4% ±4.7 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	336 ±266 · low precision	2.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	31 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	570 ±161	4.5% ±1.3 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	264 ±315 · low precision	2.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,170 ±507	9.2% ±4.0 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,283 ±566	88.4% ±4.4 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,485 ±562	11.6% ±4.4 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,787 ±175	62.1% ±3.2 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	257 ±172 · low precision	5.7% ±3.8 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	394 ±116	8.8% ±2.6 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	943 ±193	21.0% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	107 ±111 · low precision	2.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,653 ±178	36.8% ±3.7 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,835 ±235	63.2% ±4.7 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	943 ±193	21.0% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,191 ±187	26.5% ±4.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,059 ±251	23.6% ±5.5 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	871 ±158	19.4% ±3.4 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	273 ±80	6.1% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	101 ±50	2.3% ±1.1 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	50 ±49 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	11,001 ±376	86.2% ±2.9 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,767 ±370	13.8% ±2.9 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	9,246 ±640	77.6% ±5.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,182 ±676 · low precision	9.9% ±5.7 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	42 ±43 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	852 ±325	7.2% ±2.7 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	311 ±157 · low precision	2.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	83 ±76 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	110 ±70 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	13 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	43 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	26 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,864
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	248 ±136 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,598 ±263	18.0% ±2.9 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,530 ±296	17.3% ±3.3 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	451 ±136	5.1% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,990 ±256	33.7% ±2.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,047 ±332	23.1% ±3.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,567
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	11,547 ±377	91.9% ±2.9 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	496 ±262 · low precision	3.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	350 ±181 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	100 ±67 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	74 ±77 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.4% of Oakland residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 95.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oakland	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.4% ±1.9 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.7% ±2.3 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.2% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Oakland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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