Oakland Park

Population & Demographics

Oakland Park, FL

Oakland Park is home to 44,682 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,927 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
44,682
people
Population

44,682 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Oakland Park population & demographics

Who lives in Oakland Park — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
44,682
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$72,708
Median home value
$385,000
Median gross rent
$1,804/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.8%
Poverty rate
12.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Oakland Park

How Oakland Park breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino33.1%
White32.6%
Black26.8%
Two or more races4.1%
Asian3.0%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Oakland Park

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Oakland Park.

Oakland Park at a glance
Employed Residents
21,927
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Lauderdale
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Oakland Park proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Oakland Park commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Oakland Park

21,927 commutes, one dot at a time

Oakland Park

Where 21,927 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Oakland Park, by worker count.

1Fort Lauderdale3.1 mi4,822
2Oakland Park0.0 mi1,442
3Pompano Beach4.7 mi1,421
4Sunrise9.0 mi1,183
5Boca Raton13.2 mi807
6Hollywood11.0 mi664
7Miami27.5 mi662
8Deerfield Beach8.8 mi650

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Oakland Park.

1Fort Lauderdale3.1 mi2,280
2Oakland Park0.0 mi1,442
3Pompano Beach4.7 mi1,119
4Coral Springs9.5 mi899
5Lauderhill5.0 mi868
6Hollywood11.0 mi704
7Sunrise9.0 mi673
8Plantation7.7 mi653

Top industries

The sectors that employ Oakland Park’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services14.6%
COConstruction12.1%
RTRetail Trade11.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.6%
FIFinance and Insurance6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.3%
MFManufacturing5.2%
WSWholesale Trade4.8%
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