Oakley is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 44,688 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Oakley is the 207th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Oakley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Oakley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.17% 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.

In Oakley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Oakley 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 Oakley, 22.76% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oakley in 2022 was $41,163, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,652 for a family of four. However, Oakley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Oakley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oakley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oakley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakley include Italian, German, English, Irish, and European.

Oakley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.00%.

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