Oakland Town, Tennessee


Oakland Town is a United States town located in the Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1279 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 5038, It is the 235th largest by population in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The town spans an area of 3.6 square miles (9.32 sq km), making it Tennessee's 218th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1279 people in the town, organized into 5369 households, and 3232 families residing in the town. The population density was 354.9 people per square mile (137.03/kmē), it is the 113th least populated town in terms of population density. There were 554 housing units at an average density of 153.9 per square mile (59.42/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.51 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. The population's age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The median age is 31.1 years, The median age of males and females living in Oakland Town was 30.9 and 31.4 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 81.47% White, 16.5% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian, 1.02% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.23% from two or more races and 0.47% Other races.

Oakland town Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Oakland town Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Oakland Town Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $51823, it is the 37th highest town by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the town was $56786, it would be the 41st highest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the town was $19365, it is the 88th wealthiest town in terms of per capita income. The median income was $27254, Males have a median income of $33929 versus $20431 for females.

In 2000, 299 pupils and students, of which 50.5% are male and 49.5% are female, 23.38% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 13.04% nursery or pri school, 4.01% kindergarten, 42.81% elementary school, 19.06% high school and 21.07% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1279
April 2000 Estimate1514
July 2000 Estimate1526
July 2001 Estimate1568
July 2002 Estimate1599
July 2003 Estimate1641
July 2004 Estimate1926
July 2005 Estimate2703
July 2006 Estimate3554
July 2007 Estimate4331
July 2008 Estimate5038
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school32739
Kindergarten3912
Elementary school6662128
High school342357
College or graduate school164763
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Oakland town, Tennessee$51823$56786$19365
Fayette County, Tennessee$40279$46283$17969
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587