Oakland is a medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 10,488 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oakland is the 70th largest community in Tennessee. Much of the housing stock in Oakland was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Oakland economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Oakland, where the median household income is $89,240.00.

Also of interest is that Oakland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Oakland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Oakland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Oakland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.55% of adults in Oakland have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oakland in 2022 was $40,074, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,296 for a family of four. However, Oakland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oakland is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oakland include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Oakland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.