Population 2,953 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oakland Beach
Household size in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.65 | 2.35 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.37 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.44 | +0.00 | −0.05 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Oakland Beach are small: just 2.20 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.65, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.5 | 43.3 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.9 | 44.6 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.1 | 44.4 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.0 | 43.8 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +8.5 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
Oakland Beach skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.0, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.9% | 8.5% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +0.7 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Oakland Beach (10.8%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Oakland Beach
Renters in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.3% | 24.6% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 33.2% | 28.1% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 35.6% | 27.7% | 38.6% | 39.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 26.4% | 36.8% | 36.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.4 pts | +1.9 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Oakland Beach is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 31.1% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 7.0% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.6% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.1% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | −8.1 pts | −1.8 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Oakland Beach: just 3.7% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. That is in line with the rest of Warwick.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1950 | 1958 | 1959 | 1957 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1947 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1956 | 1959 | 1960 | 1959 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1958 | 1960 | 1962 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Oakland Beach is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1958, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Warwick as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $906 | $984 | $928 | $941 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $919 | $1,029 | $974 | $988 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,135 | $1,168 | $1,103 | $1,123 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,327 | $1,402 | $1,439 | $1,448 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$421 | +$418 | +$511 | +$507 | +$606 |
The median renter in Oakland Beach pays $1,327 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 17.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Oakland Beach
Bachelor's degrees in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 27.3% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 28.5% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.2% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.8% | 31.7% | 35.2% | 37.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.2 pts | +4.4 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Oakland Beach: 16.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.9% | 89.3% | 82.1% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.1% | 89.6% | 83.9% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.7% | 92.2% | 87.5% | 88.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.5% | 92.9% | 88.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.6 pts | +3.6 pts | +6.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Oakland Beach have finished high school as nationally: 90.5%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Warwick as a whole (92.9%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Oakland Beach
| Period | Oakland Beach | Warwick | Providence area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.0 pts | −3.0 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Oakland Beach runs well above the national rate: 12.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Oakland Beach compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Beach | 2.20 | 47.0 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1958 | $1,327 | 16.8% | 90.5% | 12.4% |
| Wildes Corner | 2.33 | 43.0 | 7.8% | 19.2% | 8.6% | 1967 | $1,625 | 24.9% | 94.4% | 6.0% |
| Greenwood | 2.95 | 36.2 | 18.2% | 22.2% | 3.2% | 1956 | $1,733 | 25.5% | 94.3% | 3.9% |
| Lakewood | 2.37 | 41.5 | 12.2% | 11.4% | 4.1% | 1950 | $1,520 | 23.8% | 92.7% | 8.6% |
| Garden City | 2.04 | 43.4 | 4.0% | 41.1% | 1.4% | 1959 | $1,581 | 31.4% | 94.2% | 4.1% |
| Oaklawn | 2.65 | 43.6 | 9.5% | 19.2% | 6.3% | 1960 | $1,606 | 34.3% | 91.3% | 2.9% |
| Auburn | 2.67 | 37.7 | 13.3% | 33.0% | 6.6% | 1942 | $1,271 | 34.1% | 90.2% | 8.8% |
| Kent Corner | 2.36 | 46.9 | 8.3% | 25.2% | 3.4% | 1960 | $1,223 | 30.0% | 92.3% | 9.6% |
| Edgewood | 2.16 | 36.4 | 6.3% | 50.6% | 8.8% | 1941 | $1,545 | 47.4% | 87.1% | 9.9% |
| South Elmwood | 3.53 | 32.8 | 16.7% | 49.6% | 6.5% | 1966 | $1,728 | 25.1% | 85.2% | 8.0% |
| River Point | 1.81 | 42.0 | 8.0% | 68.2% | 6.2% | 1951 | $1,309 | 31.5% | 87.0% | 3.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Oakland Beach. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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