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Oakland township, Chatham County, NC

1,163 Population
27.7 square miles 41.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.8 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Chatham County: 47.6 ±0.4
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,830 ±$9,236 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Chatham County: $59,363 ±$3,378
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$123,299 ±$24,411 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Chatham County: $94,317 ±$4,141
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.7% ±2.7% (19  ±31) Persons below poverty line
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Chatham County: 11.1% † 8,759 (±1.7% / ±1,381)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.9 minutes ±24.5 (18,880  ±8,489) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Chatham County: 28.4 820,370 (±0.6 / ±38,747)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

380 ±155 Number of households
  • Chatham County: 33,004 ±461
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.5 (1,161  ±511) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Chatham County: 2.4 79,407 (±0 / ±16)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

398 ±162 Number of housing units
  • Chatham County: 35,914 ±45
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$338,100 ±$43,604 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Chatham County: $446,200 ±$14,553
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.7% ±13.3% (113  ±162.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Chatham County: 9.3% † 7,356 (±1.3% / ±1,051.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99.9% ±51.3% (995  ±292.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Chatham County: 90.9% 53,956 (±3.1% / ±1,867.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.6% ±11.7% (404  ±206.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Chatham County: 48.9% 29,042 (±2.2% / ±1,300)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% ±1.3% (9  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Chatham County: 10.4% 8,358
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±5.7% (92  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Chatham County: 7.2% 4,637 (±0.7% / ±452)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
92 Total veterans ±69 74 Male ±62 18 Female ±28

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