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Moving to Oakland, Maryland

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Population: 1,930. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,896 (-1.8% change)
Males: 891 (46.2%), Females: 1,039 (53.8%)

Zip code: 21550

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $26,728
Median house value: $88,400

Population by Race

Races in Oakland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (25.0%), United States (10.8%), English (8.4%), Irish (8.1%), Italian (4.5%), Dutch (1.8%).

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Map of Oakland, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakland

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland town

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Oakland:

  • GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (251 N FOURTH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:

  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 38 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 57 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 59 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:

  • GARRETT COUNTY (about 12 miles; OAKLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 2G4)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 32 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; Abbreviation: 70D)
  • GRANT COUNTY (about 35 miles; PETERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: W99)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:

  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 57 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 71 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)

Schools

Public high schools in Oakland:

  • SOUTHERN GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 788; Location: 345 OAKLAND DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SOUTHERN HIGH EVENING SCHOOL (Students: 6; Location: 345 OAKLAND DR; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high schools in Oakland:

  • PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 96; Location: 2392 MASON SCH RD; Grades: 1 – 12)
  • FERNDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: RR 6 BOX 630; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Oakland:

  • SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 683; Location: 605 HARVEY WINTERS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BROAD FORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 458; Location: 607 HARVEY WINTERS RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DENNETT ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 339; Location: 770 DENNETT RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • YOUGH GLADES ELEMENTARY (Students: 287; Location: 70 WOLF ACRES DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CRELLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 110; Location: 115 KENDALL DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SWAN MEADOW SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 6709 GARRETT HIGHWAY; Grades: 01 – 08)
  • GARRETT COUNTY HOME & HOSPITAL SCHOOL (Students: 3; Location: 40 S SECOND ST; Grades: 06 – 11)

Private primary/middle school in Oakland:

  • MOUNTAIN TOP SCHOOL OF SEVENTH (Students: 7; Location: 16335 GARRETT HIGHWAY; Grades: KG – 4)

Libraries

Library in Oakland:

  • RUTH ENLOW LIBRARY OF GARRETT COUNTY (Operating income: $950,055; Location: 6 NORTH SECOND STREET; 60,948 books; 2,715 audio materials; 3,011 video materials; 201 serial subscriptions)

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