Oakland Park, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 31,205, Rural population: 0)

Oakland Park, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,540 (13,565 occupied: 6,874 owner occupied, 6,691 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2308 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $293,801.

Median contract rent in 2007: $864 (lower quartile is $765, upper quartile is $1,057)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $852

Median gross rent in Oakland Park, FL in 2007: $995

Housing units in Oakland Park with a mortgage: 3,183 (360 second mortgage, 376 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 921

Oakland Park,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $271,603 (it was $92,300 in 2000)

Oakland Park:	$271,603
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,449 - $385,524

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $353,081
Here: $353,081
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $257,413
Here: $257,413
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $267,876
Here: $267,876
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $184,351
Here: $184,351
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,785
Here: $150,785
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $9,926
Here: $9,926
State: $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,385
Here: $15,385
State: $47,032

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,758

In family households: 22,147 (4,640 male householders, 2,477 female householders)
4,521 spouses, 7,456 children (6,778 natural, 184 adopted, 494 stepchildren), 412 grandchildren, 533 brothers or sisters, 270 parents, 864 other relatives, 974 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,611 (3,633 male householders (2,482 living alone)), 2,757 female householders (2,120 living alone)), 2,221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 447 (10 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,900 2-persons, 1,859 3-persons, 1,238 4-persons, 726 5-persons, 248 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,602 1-person, 1,545 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

3,356 married couples with children.
2,311 single-parent households (481 men, 1,830 women).

65.2% of residents of Oakland Park speak English at home.
17.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
15.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 9,246 (29.6%)
(26.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.9
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland Park, Florida:
	1 room: 64 2 rooms: 338 3 rooms: 933 4 rooms: 1,543 5 rooms: 1,413 6 rooms: 1,465 7 rooms: 713 8 rooms: 218 9 or more rooms: 187

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland Park, Florida:
	1 room: 475 2 rooms: 1,239 3 rooms: 1,758 4 rooms: 2,045 5 rooms: 893 6 rooms: 170 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 143
1995 to 1998: 243
1990 to 1994: 764
1980 to 1989: 2,781
1970 to 1979: 3,823
1960 to 1969: 3,887
1950 to 1959: 2,342
1940 to 1949: 320
1939 or earlier: 237

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oakland Park:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 975 2 bedrooms: 3,028 3 bedrooms: 2,348 4 bedrooms: 386 5 or more bedrooms: 56

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland Park:
	no bedroom: 599 1 bedroom: 2,778 2 bedrooms: 2,908 3 bedrooms: 376 4 bedrooms: 23 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 278 1 vehicle: 3,097 2 vehicles: 2,730 3 vehicles: 632 4 vehicles: 121 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 732 1 vehicle: 4,082 2 vehicles: 1,636 3 vehicles: 207 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 22

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oakland Park, FL:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 32
$80,000 to $89,999: 46
$90,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 342
$125,000 to $149,999: 409
$150,000 to $174,999: 528
$175,000 to $199,999: 499
$200,000 to $249,999: 901
$250,000 to $299,999: 900
$300,000 to $399,999: 1212
$400,000 to $499,999: 899
$500,000 to $749,999: 643
$750,000 to $999,999: 128
$1,000,000 or more: 48

Oakland Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oakland Park:

Less than $100: 20 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 16
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 111
$550 to $599: 189
$600 to $649: 264
$650 to $699: 370
$700 to $749: 542
$750 to $799: 667
$800 to $899: 1,466
$900 to $999: 979
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,413
$1,250 to $1,499: 393
$1,500 to $1,999: 46
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 97

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,939 1990 to 1994: 2,097 1985 to 1989: 1,634 1980 to 1984: 764 1975 to 1979: 581 1970 to 1974: 420 1970 to 1974: 272 1965 to 1969: 539

Oakland Park, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.7%
Number of people working at home: 336 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 471
5 to 9 minutes: 1593
10 to 14 minutes: 2147
15 to 19 minutes: 3303
20 to 24 minutes: 2650
25 to 29 minutes: 924
30 to 34 minutes: 2367
35 to 39 minutes: 297
40 to 44 minutes: 434
45 to 59 minutes: 1012
60 to 89 minutes: 661
90 or more minutes: 262

Oakland Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,472 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,321 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 653 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Railroad: 24 (0%)
Taxi: 36 (0%)
Motorcycle: 30 (0%)
Bicycle: 104 (1%)
Walked: 375 (2%)
Other means: 98 (1%)
Worked at home: 336 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1277
$10,000 to $14,999: 1148
$15,000 to $19,999: 1025
$20,000 to $24,999: 1060
$25,000 to $29,999: 1062
$30,000 to $34,999: 1069
$35,000 to $39,999: 933
$40,000 to $44,999: 837
$45,000 to $49,999: 670
$50,000 to $59,999: 1310
$60,000 to $74,999: 1326
$75,000 to $99,999: 1024
$100,000 to $124,999: 363
$125,000 to $149,999: 223
$150,000 to $199,999: 113
$200,000 or more: 67

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9498

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3287

Haitian: 2205

German: 2163

Italian: 2117

Irish: 2000

English: 1469

United States or American: 1393

Jamaican: 692

Brazilian: 683

Polish: 645

French (except Basque): 430

Subsaharan African:: 356

African: 337

Scottish: 323

Portuguese: 209

Swedish: 204

Russian: 201

Hungarian: 172

Scotch-Irish: 157

Dutch: 152

Norwegian: 125

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 124

Canadian: 123

Greek: 123

Turkish: 121

Bahamian: 119

European: 115

British: 114

French Canadian: 111

Welsh: 90

Arab:: 86

Swiss: 85

Austrian: 82

Czech: 79

Ukrainian: 58

Lebanese: 48

Belizean: 46

British West Indian: 46

Eastern European: 43

Croatian: 42

Guyanese: 40

Slovak: 40

West Indian: 39

Lithuanian: 35

Iranian: 31

Northern European: 31

Egyptian: 30

Czechoslovakian: 30

Serbian: 30

Danish: 26

Albanian: 24

Israeli: 24

Romanian: 23

South African: 19

Finnish: 18

Australian: 18

Bulgarian: 16

Basque: 16

Armenian: 16

Slovene: 14

Maltese: 10

Cypriot: 9

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Palestinian: 8

Barbadian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Slavic: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti (18%)
Brazil (10%)
El Salvador (8%)
Jamaica (6%)
Cuba (6%)
Colombia (5%)
Mexico (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8187
Northeast: 6774
Midwest: 3039
South: 2502
West: 697

45% of Oakland Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 161
Nursery to 4th grade: 93
5th and 6th grade: 243
7th and 8th grade: 281
9th grade: 380
10th grade: 395
11th grade: 294
12th grade, no diploma: 654
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,988
Less than 1 year of college: 643
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,788
Associate degree: 951
Bachelor's degree: 1,769
Master's degree: 601
Professional school degree: 221
Doctorate degree: 54

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 196
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 225
7th and 8th grade: 255
9th grade: 249
10th grade: 355
11th grade: 407
12th grade, no diploma: 598
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,035
Less than 1 year of college: 671
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,471
Associate degree: 805
Bachelor's degree: 1,442
Master's degree: 415
Professional school degree: 125
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,397
Black householders: $38,227
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,377
Asian householders: $37,714
Some other race householders: $41,249
Two or more races householders: $39,318
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,923

Oakland Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oakland Park household income for Black householders

Oakland Park household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Oakland Park household income for Asian householders

Oakland Park household income for Some other race householders

Oakland Park household income for Two or more races householders

Oakland Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oakland Park marital status for males

Oakland Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $380,479
Black or African American householders: $271,308
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $191,269
Asian householders: $318,684
Some other race householders: $280,724
Two or more races householders: $293,083
Hispanic or Latino householders: $305,148

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,646
One, attached: 577
Two: 821
3 or 4: 906
5 to 9: 1,540
10 to 19: 1,586
20 to 49: 2,235
50 or more: 1,911
Mobile homes: 305
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,227

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oakland Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (95%) No fuel used (2%) Utility gas (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (95%) No fuel used (3%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 258

Here:	9.1%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 150

Here:	10.2%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 366

Here:	25.9%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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