Oakland is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,813 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oakland is the 201st largest community in Maryland. Oakland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the benefits of Oakland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Oakland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.34% of adults in Oakland have a college degree.

The per capita income in Oakland in 2022 was $36,775, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,100 for a family of four. However, Oakland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oakland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

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