Oakland, Nebraska - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,506
Male Share of the Population	47.8%
Female Share of the Population	52.2%
Senior Citizens	22.4%
Employed Population 16+	669
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	60.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.3%
Median Earnings25+	$36,161
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,917
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$27,100

Wealth

Median Family Income	$72,250
% Above Poverty Level	83.1%
% Below Poverty Level	16.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.8%
Median Gross Rent	$686
Median House Value	$85,700

Ancestry

German	31.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.8%
Swedish	18.9%
Irish	9.6%
English	7.1%
Danishn	4.8%
Scottish	2.7%
Dutch	2.6%
Czech	2.2%
Norwegian	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Swiss	0.9%
Polish	0.7%
Finnish	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Italian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
Icelander	0.1%
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Oakland Almanac

Category	Value
County	Burt County
Standard Zip Codes	68045
Phone Area Codes	402
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.83
Approximate Longitude	-96.46

Oakland Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WEST POINT
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 29 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	29.8 inches

Station	WALTHILL
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	37 to 64 F
Jul Temp	63 to 88 F
Oct Temp	39 to 66 F
Annual Precip	28.8 inches

Station	BLAIR
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 32 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	30.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bancroft	481	$76,250
Craig	166	$54,375
Lyons	838	$53,250
Tekamah	1,824	$62,906
Uehling	255	$41,875
West Point	3,327	$60,063

Oakland Public Libraries

Oakland Public Library
110 EAST 3RD STREET
Oakland, Nebraska
(402) 685-5113

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Oakland Hospitals

Oakland Mercy Hospital
(Non-profit)
601 East Second St
(402) 685-5601

Oakland Public Schools

Oakland Craig Elementary
400 N Brewster Ave
ZIP: 68045
(402) 685-5631
Primary
Total Enrollment 254

Oakland Craig Junior High
309 N Davis
ZIP: 68045
(402) 685-5661
Middle
Total Enrollment 65

Oakland Craig Senior High
309 N Davis
ZIP: 68045
(402) 685-5661
High
Total Enrollment 121

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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