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Oak Ridge Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Oak Ridge Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,614

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.7%
5 - 17:
19.6%
18 - 24:
6.7%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
24.3%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
18.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
92.5%
92.5%
37.9%
37.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Oak Ridge
USA
$36,915
$36,915
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Oak Ridge
USA
$67,152
$67,152
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Construction
Manufacturing
Administration
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Other
Public Service
Finance
14.1%
14.1%
12.6%
12.6%
11.4%
11.4%
9.7%
9.7%
9.4%
9.4%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
6.3%
6.3%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
3.5%
3.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
80.5%
80.5%
6.5%
6.5%
5.6%
5.6%
4.8%
4.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scots-Irish
Italian
Scottish
Swedish
European
French
Welsh
Polish
Russian
Dutch
Norwegian
British
African
Hungarian
French Canadian
Swiss
Czech
16.4%
16.4%
13.8%
13.8%
11.6%
11.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Korean
Langs. of India
French
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Other Asian languages
Polish
Vietnamese
Arabic
Russian
Other Indo-European
African languages
Native American languages
Tagalog
Serbo-Croatian
Scandinavian languages
Portuguese
91.7%
91.7%
4.2%
4.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Oak Ridge Residents

6.4%