Oak Ridge is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,749 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oak Ridge is the 124th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Oak Ridge was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Oak Ridge economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Oak Ridge, where the median household income is $146,131.00. Oak Ridge real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Oak Ridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Oak Ridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Ridge is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Ridge who work in management occupations (19.10%), business and financial occupations (10.59%), and sales jobs (9.33%). Also of interest is that Oak Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Oak Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Oak Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Oak Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small town, Oak Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Oak Ridge are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.00% of adults in Oak Ridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oak Ridge in 2022 was $60,198, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $240,792 for a family of four. Oak Ridge is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oak Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oak Ridge include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Oak Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Vietnamese.
