Oak Grove, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

7,962

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

25.5

0.394% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

15.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,354

3.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$148,700

3.62% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Oak Grove, KY is home to a population of 7.96k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.52% of Oak Grove, KY residents were born outside of the country (280 people).

In 2024, there were 2.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Oak Grove, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.62k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 561 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Oak Grove, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Grove, KY was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Grove, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Grove, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.31k ± 616
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.62k ± 480
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
561 ± 316

14.4%

Hispanic Population

1.15k people

14.4% of the people in Oak Grove, KY are hispanic (1.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Grove, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

3.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

280 people

3.88%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

As of 2024, 3.52% of Oak Grove, KY residents (280 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Grove, KY was 3.88%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oak Grove, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
910 ± 276
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 85
Vietnam
7 ± 28

Oak Grove, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 7.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Grove, KY.

Economy

The economy of Oak Grove, KY employs 2.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Grove, KY were Retail Trade (650 people), Manufacturing (469 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (307 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,861), Construction ($51,894), and Manufacturing ($50,341).

Employment

Occupations

2.65k

2024 Value

± 481

9.88%

1 Year growth

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, KY grew at a rate of 9.88%, from 2.41k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Grove, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (328 people), Material Moving Occupations (279 people), and Production Occupations (253 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Grove, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.65k

2024 Value

± 481

9.88%

1 Year growth

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, KY grew at a rate of 9.88%, from 2.41k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Grove, KY, are Retail Trade (650 people), Manufacturing (469 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (307 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Grove, KY, though some of these residents may live in Oak Grove, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,534

Median earning men ± $6,091

$29,940

Median earning women ± $5,887

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,386), Construction ($51,894), and Public Administration ($43,646).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,861), Retail Trade ($35,745), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,367).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Grove, KY was $148,700 in 2024, which is 0.447 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $143,500 to $148,700, a 3.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Grove, KY is 39.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Grove, KY have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Grove, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$148,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,645

$1,216

Median Property Taxes

±$343

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oak Grove, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Grove, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

39.6%

Homeownership

2024

76.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 39.6% of the housing units in Oak Grove, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Grove, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,354

Median Household Income

± $6,868

3.07k

Number of Households

± 506

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.07k households in Oak Grove, KY grew to $49,354 from the previous year's value of $47,886.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Grove, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Grove, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Carpooled (18.1%)
Worked At Home (4.22%)

In 2024, 74.9% of workers in Oak Grove, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.1%) and those who worked at home (4.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Grove, KY have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Oak Grove, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Grove, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oak Grove, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Grove, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Grove, KY (1.84k out of 7.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Grove, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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