Oak Grove, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,626

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

5.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.05%

26.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,143

13.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oak Grove, TN is home to a population of 4.63k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.886% of Oak Grove, TN residents were born outside of the country (41 people).

In 2024, there were 27.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.23k people) in Oak Grove, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 152 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 92 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Oak Grove, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Grove, TN was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Grove, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.23k ± 1k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
152 ± 181
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
92 ± 119

1.23%

Hispanic Population

57 people

1.23% of the people in Oak Grove, TN are hispanic (57 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Grove, TN 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 Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

0.886%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

41 people

1.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

As of 2024, 0.886% of Oak Grove, TN residents (41 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, TN was 1.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 63
Vietnam
55 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 26

Oak Grove, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Oak Grove, TN employs 2.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Grove, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (395 people), Retail Trade (370 people), and Educational Services (320 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($103,710), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,024), and Transportation & Warehousing ($86,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.21k

2024 Value

± 492

7.22%

1 Year growth

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, TN grew at a rate of 7.22%, from 2.06k employees to 2.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Grove, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (468 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (293 people), and Management Occupations (224 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Grove, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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

2.21k

2024 Value

± 492

7.22%

1 Year growth

± 29.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Grove, TN grew at a rate of 7.22%, from 2.06k employees to 2.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Grove, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (395 people), Retail Trade (370 people), and Educational Services (320 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Grove, TN, though some of these residents may live in Oak Grove, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,536

Median earning men ± $42,238

$31,350

Median earning women ± $5,785

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($98,393), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,597), and Manufacturing ($82,076).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($106,397), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,480), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,176).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Grove, TN was $260,600 in 2024, which is 0.783 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,100 to $260,600, a 8.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Grove, TN is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Grove, TN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Grove, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$260,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,001

$1,255

Median Property Taxes

±$296

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, TN 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, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Oak Grove, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Grove, TN 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.

$72,143

Median Household Income

± $26,007

1.97k

Number of Households

± 438

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.97k households in Oak Grove, TN grew to $72,143 from the previous year's value of $63,625.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Grove, TN 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Grove, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.9%)
Worked At Home (14.2%)
Carpooled (3.43%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Oak Grove, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who carpooled to work (3.43%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Grove, TN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.24% of the workforce in Oak Grove, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Grove, TN 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, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Grove, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Grove, TN (321 out of 4.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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