Oakland town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,260 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.7 square miles
Population density: 243.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,849	93.43%	2.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	115	1.84%	76.9%
2+ races:	239	3.82%	298.3%
Hispanic:	57	0.91%	32.1%

Total non-White:	411	6.57%	57.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-130	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	150	2.9

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
6,240
5,979	95.82%
24	0.38%
22	0.35%
65	1.04%
60	0.96%
84	1.35%
261	4.18%

2000
5,959
5,794	97.23%
35	0.59%
52	0.87%
32	0.54%
20	0.34%
26	0.44%
165	2.77%

1990
5,698
5,657	99.28%
10	0.18%
21	0.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.18%
41	0.72%

1980
5,143
5,124	99.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
19	0.37%
19	0.37%

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

185	3.1
96	1.6

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

137	2.4
124	2.2

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

533	10.4
22	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Oakland town, ME

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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
44.0
1,345	21.5%
4,915	78.5%
1,237	19.8%

2,630
2.37

1,945	74.0%
1,516	77.9%
206	10.6%
685	26.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
1,422	22.8%
4,818	77.2%
825	13.2%

2,543
2.45

1,793	70.5%
1,362	76.0%
185	10.3%
750	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
1,578	26.5%
4,381	73.5%
655	11.0%

2,356
2.52

1,662	70.5%
1,341	80.7%
201	12.1%
694	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
1,595	28.0%
4,103	72.0%
617	10.8%

2,074
2.75

1,618	78.0%
1,337	82.6%
144	8.9%
456	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
1,684	32.7%
3,459	67.3%
478	9.3%

1,752
2.94

1,358	77.5%
1,152	84.8%
137	10.1%
394	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Oakland town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	198	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	50	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	53	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	112	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	99	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	99	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	216	8.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	34	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	172	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	240	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	373	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	282	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	216	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	250	9.5%
$200,000 or more	212	8.1%

Median Household Income	76,452
Per Capita Income	39,180

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	207	7.9%
Public Assistance	32	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	408	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,618	68.2%
Unemployed	7	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,625	68.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,215	31.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	995	823	54.7%
Non-Profit	252	257	49.5%
Self-Employed	146	65	69.2%

Local Government	69	168	29.1%
State Government	42	55	43.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,141	888	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	363	480	43.1%
Total	1,504	1,368	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	437	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	422	14.7%
Professional, Technical	868	30.2%
Service Occupations	432	15.0%
All others	713	24.8%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	445	15.5%
Educational services	397	13.8%
Retail trade	376	13.1%
Construction	284	9.9%
Manufacturing	225	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	165	5.7%
Other services	163	5.7%
Utilities	149	5.2%
Finance and insurance	138	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	125	4.4%
Wholesale trade	111	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	103	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	2.3%
Public administration	60	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	31	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	0.6%
Information	16	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	56	0.89%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	1	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	97	1.55%
Cambodian	18	0.29%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,722	96.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	83	1.4%
Spanish	62	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	47	0.8%
Other Indo-European	22	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	917	14.6%
French	904	14.4%
Irish	895	14.3%
French Canadian	643	10.3%
German	577	9.2%
Scottish	436	7.0%
American	401	6.4%
Italian	358	5.7%
Swedish	115	1.8%
Russian	86	1.4%
Norwegian	75	1.2%
British	67	1.1%
Polish	65	1.0%
Canadian	50	0.8%
Welsh	49	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,226	99.5%
Not a citizen	34	0.5%

Native	6,060	96.8%
Foreign-born	200	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
71	1.5%	143	3.1%	1,537	33.3%	1,583	34.3%	772	16.7%	512	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	71	1.5%
9-12 Years	143	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,537	33.3%
Some College	1,583	34.3%
Bach. Degree	772	16.7%
Grad Degree	512	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +138	D +101	D + 3.8%
D +239
2020 vs. 2012	R +418	R +423	R + 12.9%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +394	R +522	R + 15.6%
D -128

2016 vs. 2008	R +256	R +623	R + 19.4%
D -367
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,853	51.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,681	46.3%	94	2.6%	3,628	7	4	0.44%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	1,715	49.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,442	41.6%	307	8.9%	3,464	5	4	0.46%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,686	52.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,435	44.5%	101	3.1%	3,222	4	-3	0.45%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	1,809	54.4%	John McCain (R)	1,459	43.9%	56	1.7%	3,324	4	-2	0.45%
2004	72%	John Kerry (D)	1,716	52.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,501	45.7%	64	2.0%	3,281	1	-5	0.44%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,414	51.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,196	43.3%	153	5.5%	2,763	-1	-5	0.42%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,681

46.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,853

51.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,628

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,442

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,715

49.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

232

6.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

3,464

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,686

52.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,435

44.5%

Other

101

3.1%

TOTAL

3,222

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,809

54.4%

John McCain (R)

1,459

43.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,324

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,501

45.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,716

52.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,281

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Oakland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,196

43.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,414

51.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

119

4.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,763

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oakland town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Paul LePage (R)	1,559	50.7%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,457	47.4%	58 [+]	1.9%	3,074	8	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 58 (1.9%);
2020	S2	73%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,115	57.9%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,276	35.0%	259 [+]	7.1%	3,650	7	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 194 (5.3%); Max Linn (I) 65 (1.8%);
2018	S1	58%	Angus King* (I)	1,561	53.8%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,127	38.8%	214 [+]	7.4%	2,902	4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 214 (7.4%);
2018	G	57%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,367	47.9%	Janet Mills (D)	1,275	44.6%	214 [+]	7.5%	2,856	5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 214 (7.5%);
2014	S2	57%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,010	71.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	797	28.4%	0	0.0%	2,807	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	58%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,458	51.4%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,143	40.3%	235 [+]	8.3%	2,836	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 235 (8.3%); Other (Write-in) 0 (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	3,224
Median Value	$211,000

Occupied	2,630	81.6%
Vacant	594	18.4%

Owned	2,207	83.9%
Rented	423	16.1%
Median Rent	$823

Single-Family Units	2,390	74.1%
Detached	2,390	74.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	251	7.8%
Mobile Homes	465	14.4%

Oakland town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oakland town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Oakland town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oakland town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oakland town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oakland town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oakland town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oakland town, ME