OaklandSC
A town of 1,060.
Is Oakland a good place to live?
The best of Oakland’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 24 of South Carolina’s 262 towns do worse. Oakland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,060 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Oakland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Oakland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Oakland: who provides what
Oakland is unincorporated, so Sumter 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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakland.
Oakland’s schools rank behind 82% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Sumter 01 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 520 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Oakland has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Oakland for work: only 1% work in town. 23% of Oakland residents live below the poverty line, above both the South Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Oakland grew to 180 in 2023, 145 more than in 2013.
| Oakland | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Oakland, expect mild winters and hot summers
Oakland has mild winters and warm summers. At 91°F, Oakland’s July high is where South Carolina’s towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than South Carolina overall
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Oakland | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Oakland | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 24.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 27.7% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 6.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Oakland is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Oakland beats the South Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Oakland adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Oakland | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Oakland | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Oakland, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Oakland sells for about $188K
Oakland’s median rent is $1,545 a month.
| Oakland | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,545 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oakland
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Oakland
About 11 of every 100 Oakland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Oakland has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,232 counted in 2010 and 1,099 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Oakland
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Oakland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,272 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the area of the census-designated place is located within the Stateburg Historic District
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 338 ft
Questions about Oakland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakland, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $123,000, 60% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.