City safety & data profile

Oakland ParkFL

Oakland Park, FL is a 44K-resident city in Broward County with a median household income of $72,708.

Broward County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Oakland Park, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Oakland Park has a population larger than 76% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $385,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

44K
Population (place)
Top 24%
By size
$72,708
Median income (place)
$385,000
Median home (place)
12.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Oakland Park

Oakland Park posts a median household income higher than 40% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Oakland Park area.

Bottom 41%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Oakland Park

Where Oakland Park income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,708 Bottom 40% higher than 40% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Oakland Park $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Oakland Park, FL beyond the headline numbers

Oakland Park sits inside Broward County, Florida, at roughly 26.17°N, -80.13°W. Population 44,319, $72,708 median household income. Median home value $385,000, median rent $1,804. Poverty rate 12.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Oakland Park, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Oakland Park, FL stands at 12.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Oakland Park costs around 5.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.9% of Oakland Park workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 19% in Oakland Park, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.5% of Oakland Park workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Oakland Park from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
44,319
Oakland Park · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$72,708
-19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$385,000
-7% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Broward County): Oakland Park's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.0M+11%
Median Income
$77,633+51%
Median Home Value
$414,600+128%
Poverty Rate
12.2%-15%
Unemployment
5.4%-55%

Economics

Economics indicators for Oakland Park, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,804/mo
Poverty Rate
12.1%
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.8%
Work From Home 11.9%
Public Transit 2.5%

Population

White 36.2%
African American 27.1%
Asian 3.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.1%
High Blood Pressure
35.8%
Obesity
32.4%
Physical Inactivity
28.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
19%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.7%
Current Smoking
15.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.2%
Binge Drinking
15.2%
Diabetes
13.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.7%
Annual Checkup 77.2%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Stroke
3.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect Oakland Park?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Oakland Park right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-OAKLAND-PARK · Oakland Park

Oakland Park: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Oakland Park; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Oakland Park, FL?
Oakland Park, FL has a population of 44,319 people, located in Broward County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Oakland Park?
The median household income in Oakland Park, FL is $72,708 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.1%.
What is the median home value in Oakland Park?
The median home value in Oakland Park, FL is $385,000. Median rent is $1,804/month.
What are the top health concerns in Oakland Park?
The top health indicators in Oakland Park include Short Sleep Duration (41.1%), High Blood Pressure (35.8%), Obesity (32.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Oakland Park?
Oakland Park has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Oakland Park?
The median age in Oakland Park, FL is 38.1 years. 27.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Oakland Park, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (12.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($72,708 here).

Compare Oakland Park with another city

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Using Oakland Park's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Oakland Park area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Broward County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.