Moving to Oakland, New Jersey

Population: 12,466. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,645 (+9.5% change)
Males: 6,090 (48.9%), Females: 6,376 (51.1%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $86,629
Median house value: $245,300

Population by Race

Races in Oakland:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
• Hispanic (3.9%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Black (0.8%)
• Asian Indian (0.8%)
• Other race (0.7%)
• Chinese (0.6%)
• Korean (0.5%)

Ancestries: Italian (26.7%), Irish (21.2%), German (18.1%), Polish (9.3%), English (8.5%), Dutch (5.4%).

Land area: 8.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakland

• High school or higher: 92.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 14.8%
• Unemployed: 2.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland borough

• Never married: 18.1%
• Now married: 68.8%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 6.2%

9.2% Foreign born (4.4% Europe, 2.6% Asia, 1.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +495 (+4.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oakland:

• RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 6 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)
• WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
• CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:

• TETERBORO (about 18 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
• NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 25 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
• PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 28 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:

• LINCOLN PARK (about 8 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
• GREENWOOD LAKE (about 9 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Abbreviation: 4N1)
• ESSEX COUNTY (about 12 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakland:

• WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
• RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 7 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
• PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
• ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
• BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
• MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
• FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 19 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)

Schools

Public high school in Oakland:

• INDIAN HILLS HIGH (Students: 920; Location: 97 YAWPO AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Oakland:

• VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 558; Location: 71 OAK ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
• MANITO (Students: 415; Location: 111 MANITO AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
• HEIGHTS (Students: 372; Location: 114 SEMINOLE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
• DOGWOOD HILL (Students: 311; Location: 25 DOGWOOD DR; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Oakland:

• OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP EAR (Students: 161; Location: PURDUE – FRANKLIN AVES; Grades: PK – KG)
• GERRARD BERMAN DAY SCHOOL SOLO (Students: 150; Location: 45 SPRUCE ST; Grades: PK – 7)
• CHILDRENS DISCOVERY CENTER (Students: 110; Location: 95 BAUER DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
• ST ALBANS PRESCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 1 CHURCH LANE; Grades: PK – KG)
• THE NEW JERSEY JAPANESE SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 117 FRANKLIN AVENUE; Grades: 1 – 9)

Libraries

Library in Oakland:

• OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $598,912; Location: MUNICIPAL PLAZA; 55,722 books; 2,550 audio materials; 1,348 video materials; 145 serial subscriptions)