Oak Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,947 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oak Hill is the 16th largest community in West Virginia.Oak Hill is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Hill is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Hill who work in sales jobs (17.15%), healthcare (11.16%), and office and administrative support (10.32%). The overall crime rate in Oak Hill is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Oak Hill is worth considering. Being a small city, Oak Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Oak Hill rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.17% of adults 25 and older in Oak Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Oak Hill in 2022 was $26,575, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,300 for a family of four. However, Oak Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Oak Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oak Hill include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Oak Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
