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OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY QUICK STATSCounty: Bergen
Incorporated: 1902
Land Area: 8.60 square miles
Population Density: 1547 people per square mile
Population: 13,312
Population change since 2000: 6.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (91.8%), Hispanic (3.9%), Two or more races (1.0%), Black (0.8%), Asian Indian (0.8%), Other race (0.7%), Chinese (0.6%), Korean (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): Italian (26.7%), Irish (21.2%), German (18.1%), Polish (9.3%), English (8.5%), Dutch (5.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (6.0 miles , pop. 54,069)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (20.5 miles , pop. 273,546)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (22.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195)
Nearest cities: Franklin Lakes borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Wanaque borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Pompton Lakes borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Wyckoff, NJ (2.1 miles ), Riverdale borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Ringwood borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Bloomingdale borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), Ramsey borough, NJ (2.3 miles )
Amtrak station near Oakland: 19 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.)
Oakland Compared to State Average: Median household income significantly above state average. Median house value significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage significantly below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 92.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Oakland:
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY about 4 miles, MAHWAH, NJ, Full-time enrollment: 4,076 WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY about 6 miles, WAYNE, NJ, FT enrollment: 8,017 PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 9 miles, PATERSON, NJ, FT enrollment: 2,452 ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 11 miles, SUFFERN, NY, FT enrollment: 4,409 BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 11 miles, PARAMUS, NJ, FT enrollment: 7,733 MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY about 13 miles, UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ, FT enrollment: 10,226 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES about 16 miles, TEANECK, NJ, FT enrollment: 6,482
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