Oak Ridge, TN

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2023 Population

32,088

1.75% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AMarsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ABill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.2

1.75% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12.9%

11.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$71,000

5.73% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

13,929

4.53% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Oak Ridge, TN had a population of 32.1k people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $71,000. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oak Ridge, TN grew from 31,535 to 32,088, a 1.75% increase and its median household income grew from $67,152 to $71,000, a 5.73% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oak Ridge, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.14%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.98%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.15%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.71%).

None of the households in Oak Ridge, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.8% of the residents in Oak Ridge, TN are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Oak Ridge, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Oak Ridge, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oak Ridge, TN is home to a population of 32.1k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.53% of Oak Ridge, TN residents were born outside of the country (2.1k people).

In 2023, there were 13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.6k people) in Oak Ridge, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.97k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.28k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.8% of Oak Ridge, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Ridge, TN was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Ridge, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.6k ± 520
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.97k ± 398
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.28k ± 367

6.59%

Hispanic Population

2.11k people

6.59% of the people in Oak Ridge, TN are hispanic (2.11k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oak Ridge, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,446 ± 7,091 people
India
23,758 ± 3,778 people
Guatemala
22,245 ± 3,656 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 84,446 Tennessee residents, followed by India with 23,758 and Guatemala with 22,245.

Foreign-Born Population

6.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.1k people

6.37%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.01k people

As of 2023, 6.53% of Oak Ridge, TN residents (2.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Ridge, TN was 6.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
547 ± 135
Gulf War (2001-)
483 ± 147
Gulf War (1990s)
458 ± 136

Oak Ridge, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oak Ridge, TN employs 13.9k people. The largest industries in Oak Ridge, TN are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,877 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,851 people), and Retail Trade (1,627 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($105,404), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,896), and Utilities ($84,415).

Males in Tennessee have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,544. The income inequality in Tennessee (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

13.9k

2023 Value

± 885

4.53%

1 Year growth

± 8.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oak Ridge, TN grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 13.3k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Ridge, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,306 people), Management Occupations (1,207 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,132 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Ridge, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.9k

2023 Value

± 885

4.53%

1 Year growth

± 8.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oak Ridge, TN grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 13.3k employees to 13.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Ridge, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,877 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,851 people), and Retail Trade (1,627 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Ridge, TN, though some of these residents may live in Oak Ridge, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Year-over-year N/A

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
N/ARobert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

N/AMarsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

N/ABill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Oak Ridge, TN have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Ridge, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Oak Ridge, TN is $71,000. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Oak Ridge, TN was Census Tract 301 with a value of $124,213, followed by Census Tract 202.01 and Census Tract 206, with respective values of $113,880 and $84,070.

Housing

Rent vs Own

64.5%

Homeownership

2023

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.5% of the housing units in Oak Ridge, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 301
Census Tract 202.01
Census Tract 206

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Oak Ridge, TN was Census Tract 301 with a value of $124,213, followed by Census Tract 202.01 and Census Tract 206, with respective values of $113,880 and $84,070.

The following map shows all of the places in Oak Ridge, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$71,000

Median Household Income

± $5,173

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Oak Ridge, TN grew to $71,000 from the previous year's value of $67,152.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Ridge, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (71.4%)
Worked At Home (13.9%)
Carpooled (11.6%)

In 2023, 71.4% of workers in Oak Ridge, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who carpooled to work (11.6%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Ridge, TN have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Oak Ridge, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Ridge, TN (4.06k out of 31.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Ridge, TN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

93.3% of the population of Oak Ridge, TN has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Anderson County, TN see 2096 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.96% decrease from the previous year (2138 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1293 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 982 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Anderson County, TN.

2,096 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Anderson County, TN

Primary care physicians in Anderson County, TN see an average of 2,096 patients per year. This represents a 1.96% decrease from the previous year (2,138 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Anderson County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.68%

Uninsured

43.5%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

16.2%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oak Ridge, TN declined by 23.3% from 8.7% to 6.68%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oak Ridge, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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