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. Oak Ridge has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Oak Ridge, where the median household income is $146,131.00. Oak Ridge home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Oak Ridge real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oak Ridge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.10% 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. 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. Oak Ridge is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
