Oakland borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,734 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.5 square miles
Population density: 1497.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,287	80.78%	8.7%
Black:	108	0.85%	3.8%
Indian:	3	0.02%	83.3%
Asian:	448	3.52%	15.9%
2+ races:	220	1.73%	64.2%
Hispanic:	1,491	11.71%	118.9%

Total non-White:	2,447	19.22%	65.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-986	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	966	9.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,754
11,273	88.39%
104	0.82%
18	0.14%
533	4.18%
134	1.05%
681	5.34%
1,481	11.61%

2000
12,466
11,400	91.45%
144	1.16%
7	0.06%
361	2.90%
64	0.51%
459	3.68%
1,066	8.55%

1990
11,997
11,159	93.01%
139	1.16%
14	0.12%
285	2.38%
n/a
400	3.33%
838	6.99%

1980
13,443
13,039	96.99%
109	0.81%
0	0.00%
85	0.63%
n/a
210	1.56%
404	3.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-127	-1.0
415	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

241	2.0
228	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,880	-14.0
434	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Oakland borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.9
2,882	22.6%
9,852	77.4%
1,970	15.5%

4,381
2.86

3,556	81.2%
3,040	85.5%
128	3.6%
825	18.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
3,312	26.0%
9,442	74.0%
1,807	14.2%

4,335
2.89

3,569	82.3%
3,090	86.6%
136	3.8%
766	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
3,181	25.5%
9,285	74.5%
1,576	12.6%

4,263
2.87

3,590	84.2%
3,212	89.5%
104	2.9%
673	15.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
2,759	23.0%
9,238	77.0%
1,136	9.5%

3,935
2.98

3,439	87.4%
3,091	89.9%
82	2.4%
496	12.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
3,985	29.6%
9,458	70.4%
789	5.9%

3,825
3.47

3,454	90.3%
3,140	90.9%
107	3.1%
371	9.7%

2022 Housing Data for Oakland borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	89	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	109	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	111	2.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	290	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	424	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	299	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	345	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	878	20.0%
$200,000 or more	1,547	35.3%

Median Household Income	162,848
Per Capita Income	62,874

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	165	3.8%
Public Assistance	79	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	127	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,377	74.8%
Unemployed	351	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,728	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,457	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,901	2,166	57.3%
Non-Profit	171	217	44.1%
Self-Employed	277	215	56.3%

Local Government	237	442	34.9%
State Government	96	127	43.0%
Federal Government	32	8	80.0%

Total Private + Self	3,178	2,381	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	536	794	40.3%
Total	3,714	3,175	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,719	25.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,605	23.3%
Professional, Technical	2,132	30.9%
Service Occupations	692	10.0%
All others	741	10.8%

White Collar		79.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,155	16.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	903	13.1%
Educational services	790	11.5%
Retail trade	635	9.2%
Manufacturing	576	8.4%
Finance and insurance	479	7.0%
Construction	386	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	296	4.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	283	4.1%
Wholesale trade	253	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	251	3.6%
Information	211	3.1%
Other services	162	2.4%
Public administration	153	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	142	2.1%
Utilities	95	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	86	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	0.4%
Management	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	163	1.28%
Puerto Rican	182	1.43%
Cuban	240	1.88%
Dominican	35	0.27%

Total Central American	27	0.21%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	19	0.15%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	8	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	786	6.17%
Argentinean	228	1.79%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	142	1.12%
Ecuadorian	308	2.42%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	59	0.46%
Uruguayan	16	0.13%
Venezuelan	33	0.26%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	58	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	183	1.44%
Chinese	109	0.86%
Korean	67	0.53%
Thai	49	0.38%
Filipino	15	0.12%
Indonesian	12	0.09%
Japanese	9	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,362	77.9%
Spanish	1,193	9.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	668	5.6%
Other Indo-European	455	3.8%
Other Asian	75	0.6%
Chinese	56	0.5%
Korean	51	0.4%
German, other Germanic	45	0.4%
Arabic	40	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	3,000	23.6%
Irish	2,182	17.1%
German	2,012	15.8%
Polish	1,163	9.1%
English	765	6.0%
Russian	646	5.1%
Dutch	460	3.6%
American	416	3.3%
French	255	2.0%
Greek	214	1.7%
Albanian	207	1.6%
Ukrainian	196	1.5%
Macedonian	158	1.2%
Portuguese	157	1.2%
Hungarian	146	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,162	95.5%
Not a citizen	572	4.5%

Native	10,809	84.9%
Foreign-born	1,925	15.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
156	1.8%	119	1.3%	1,837	20.6%	1,968	22.1%	2,962	33.3%	1,866	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	156	1.8%
9-12 Years	119	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,837	20.6%
Some College	1,968	22.1%
Bach. Degree	2,962	33.3%
Grad Degree	1,866	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +544	D +572	D + 9.5%
D +1,116
2020 vs. 2012	R +642	D +501	D + 8.7%
D +1,143
2020 vs. 2008	R +371	D +535	D + 8.3%
D +906

2016 vs. 2008	R -173	R +37	R + 1.2%
D -210
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,271	51.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,988	47.6%	112	1.3%	8,371	10	4	0.18%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	3,727	53.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,872	41.4%	336	4.8%	6,935	13	8	0.18%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,629	55.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,845	43.3%	94	1.4%	6,568	15	8	0.18%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	3,900	55.4%	Barack Obama (D)	3,082	43.8%	60	0.9%	7,042	14	10	0.18%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,938	57.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,864	41.8%	46	0.7%	6,848	11	7	0.19%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oakland borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,988

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,271

51.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

8,371

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Oakland borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,872

41.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,727

53.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

2.5%

Other

160

2.3%

TOTAL

6,935

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Oakland borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,845

43.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,629

55.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,568

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Oakland borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,082

43.8%

John McCain (R)

3,900

55.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,042

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Oakland borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,938

57.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,864

41.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,848

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oakland borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	53%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	3,072	57.5%	Phil Murphy* (D)	2,238	41.9%	34 [+]	0.6%	5,344	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 34 (0.6%);
2020	S2	81%	Rik Mehta (R)	4,211	51.5%	Cory Booker* (D)	3,841	47.0%	118 [+]	1.4%	8,170	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 54 (0.7%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 38 (0.5%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 26 (0.3%);
2018	S1	59%	Bob Hugin (R)	3,190	54.9%	Robert Menendez* (D)	2,442	42.1%	175 [+]	3.0%	5,807	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 76 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 59 (1.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 40 (0.7%);
2017	G	40%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,978	50.6%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,851	47.4%	78 [+]	2.0%	3,907	9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 41 (1.0%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 25 (0.6%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 12 (0.3%);
2014	S2	36%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,865	53.6%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,564	45.0%	49 [+]	1.4%	3,478	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 32 (0.9%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 6 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 6 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 4 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,705
Median Value	$535,900

Occupied	4,381	93.1%
Vacant	324	6.9%

Owned	3,989	91.1%
Rented	392	8.9%
Median Rent	$1,520

Single-Family Units	4,509	95.8%
Detached	4,297	91.3%
Attached	212	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	77	1.6%
Mobile Homes	5	0.1%

Oakland borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oakland borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Oakland borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oakland borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oakland borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oakland borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oakland borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oakland borough, NJ