Oakland Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 44,105 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Oakland Park is the 77th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oakland Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oakland Park is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakland Park who work in office and administrative support (12.39%), management occupations (10.58%), and sales jobs (10.56%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.95% 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. The overall education level of Oakland Park is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.54% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oakland Park in 2022 was $35,533, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,132 for a family of four. However, Oakland Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oakland Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oakland Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakland Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oakland Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakland Park include Haitian, German, Irish, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Oakland Park's cultural character, accounting for 33.33% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Oakland Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
