OaklandPA
A town in Pennsylvania, home to 1,330 people.
Is Oakland a good place to live?
Oakland’s average commute is 17 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oakland. We don’t grade Oakland yet; the figures below are still real.
1,330 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oakland: who provides what
Oakland is unincorporated, so Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakland.
Oakland has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are New Castle (15%), Union Township (11%) and Neshannock Township (9%). Oakland’s typical household income is $63,000. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 7.8%.
| Oakland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Oakland has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are more common in Oakland than in Pennsylvania
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). College graduates make up just over a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania. The share of residents in Oakland who are 65 or older: 18%.
| Oakland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Oakland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Oakland | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Oakland, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Oakland sits below 61% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 87% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Oakland’s adults sleep under 7 hours
25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Oakland. Of 26 CDC measures, Oakland beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 2. In Oakland, nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Oakland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Oakland | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mill Creek Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakland. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
3 mi Theme parkCascade Park
28 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
28 mi AttractionChester teapot15 mi MuseumAir Heritage Aviation MuseumPhoto credits
Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Oakland
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oakland
About 6 of every 100 Oakland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Oakland for work
Where Oakland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oakland
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Oakland is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,569 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
Questions about Oakland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakland, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Oakland yet; the figures below are still real.