Oakland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,357 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oakland is the 54th largest community in Maine.

Of important note, Oakland is also a town of artists. Oakland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oakland’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.41% 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.

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

The population of Oakland overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Oakland, 22.91% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oakland in 2022 was $39,436, 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 $157,744 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, French Canadian, and German.

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