Maryland · Census place 57650
Oakland town, MD
Quick answer
Oakland town has 2,043 residents, ranking #279 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $59,904, the median home is worth $247,100 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.
- Population
- 2,043Oakland town residents
- Median household income
- $59,904Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $247,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $631Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oakland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oakland town median would spend about 12.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 49.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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