Oneida, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

3,819

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.3

7.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.1%

12.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,622

11.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oneida, TN is home to a population of 3.82k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.105% of Oneida, TN residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 57.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.67k people) in Oneida, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 44 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Oneida, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oneida, TN was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oneida, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.67k ± 69
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
64 ± 41
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
44 ± 47

0.419%

Hispanic Population

16 people

0.419% of the people in Oneida, TN are hispanic (16 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oneida, 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

0.105%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4 people

0.659%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

25 people

As of 2024, 0.105% of Oneida, TN residents (4 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 Oneida, TN was 0.659%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
106 ± 79
Korea
20 ± 28
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 23

Oneida, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Oneida, TN employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oneida, TN were Educational Services (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), and Construction (233 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($108,409), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,361), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($48,561).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k

2024 Value

± 311

−4.53%

1 Year decline

± 31.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oneida, TN declined at a rate of −4.53%, from 1.57k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oneida, TN, are Management Occupations (265 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (177 people), and Production Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oneida, 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

1.5k

2024 Value

± 311

−4.53%

1 Year decline

± 31.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oneida, TN declined at a rate of −4.53%, from 1.57k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oneida, TN, are Educational Services (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), and Construction (233 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oneida, TN, though some of these residents may live in Oneida, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,712

Median earning men ± $5,356

$23,093

Median earning women ± $3,825

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($108,409), Manufacturing ($93,900), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,764).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($35,425), Retail Trade ($29,115), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,526).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oneida, TN was $170,600 in 2024, which is 0.513 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,000 to $170,600, a 4.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Oneida, TN is 64.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oneida, TN have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oneida, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$170,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,646

$915

Median Property Taxes

±$204

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 Oneida, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.8% of the housing units in Oneida, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oneida, 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.

$48,622

Median Household Income

± $8,498

1.41k

Number of Households

± 265

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.41k households in Oneida, TN grew to $48,622 from the previous year's value of $43,506.

The following chart displays the households in Oneida, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oneida, 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 (75.7%)
Carpooled (16.5%)
Worked At Home (4.94%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Oneida, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.5%) and those who worked at home (4.94%).

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

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oneida, TN have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.281% of the workforce in Oneida, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oneida, TN (1.05k out of 3.75k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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