Oakland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,351 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oakland is the 54th largest community in Maine.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Being a small town, Oakland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Oakland are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.38% of adults in Oakland having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Oakland in 2022 was $39,434, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,736 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 English, Irish, French, German, and French Canadian.

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