Oakland City, IN Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Oakland City home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

2,404
Population Estimate
$70,177
Median Home Value
93.1%
Employment Rate
15.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$88
Median Listing Price$170,925
Median Days on Market39
Active Listings17
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)22
Avg Listing Price$163,573
Avg Listing Price Change MoM20%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.99
Family Dual Income58
Median Household Income$41,250
Median Individual Income$21,025
Home Ownership61.2%
Home Value$70,177
Median Rent$674
Rent Burden24.5%
Poverty11.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED18.7%
  • Highschool Education42.2%
  • Some College23.5%
  • Bachelors Degree9.9%
  • Graduate Degree5.8%
  • Total College or Above15.7%
  • Stem Degree10.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.6%
  • Female49.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.2%
  • Divorced15.4%
  • Never Married34.4%
  • Widowed8.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOakland City
State IDIN
Population2,404

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.4%
19–2912.0%
30–398.5%
40–4914.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.8%
60–6914.0%
70–796.5%
80+7.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.6%
Unemployment Rate6.9%
Disabled21.5%

ETHNICITY

White95.1%
Black1.6%
Asian1.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.4%
Multiple0.9%

OTHER

Hispanic2.6%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured7.1%
Veteran8.2%

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Neighborhoods in Oakland City, IN

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