Ooltewah is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Ooltewah enrolled in college, Ooltewah has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
As is often the case in a small town, Ooltewah doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Ooltewah are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.00% of adults in Ooltewah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Ooltewah in 2022 was $24,332, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,328 for a family of four.
Ooltewah is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ooltewah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ooltewah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ooltewah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.61% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ooltewah include Irish, English, German, Russian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Ooltewah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
