River Valley Today

29.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.9 percent lower than the state average of 40.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,611.

92.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Oakland residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	148	7.8
Regular high school diploma	579	30.6
GED or alternative credential	76	4
Some college less than 1 year	228	12.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	305	16.1
Associate's degree	200	10.6
Bachelor's degree	241	12.7
Master's degree	58	3.1
Professional school degree	29	1.5
Doctorate degree	28	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.