Oneonta, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population

6,943

0.26% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ATommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AKatie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

45.6

1.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

22.5%

6% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

2,310

8.4% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oneonta, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.8%), White (Hispanic) (9.56%), Other (Hispanic) (4.58%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.87%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3%).

None of the households in Oneonta, AL 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.

95.3% of the residents in Oneonta, AL are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Oneonta, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Oneonta, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oneonta, AL is home to a population of 6.94k people, from which 95.3% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Oneonta, AL residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 8.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.33k people) in Oneonta, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 664 White (Hispanic) and 318 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

95.4%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oneonta, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.33k ± 405
White (Hispanic)
664 ± 314
Other (Hispanic)
318 ± 192

17.1%

Hispanic Population

1.19k people

17.1% of the people in Oneonta, AL are hispanic (1.19k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oneonta, AL as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
172 ± 115
Korea
31 ± 37
World War II
27 ± 43

Oneonta, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oneonta, AL employs 2.31k people. The largest industries in Oneonta, AL are Manufacturing (395 people), Construction (371 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (336 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($193,026), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($192,632), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($135,596).

Employment

Occupations

2.31k

2023 Value

± 418

8.4%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oneonta, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (346 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (241 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (225 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oneonta, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.31k

2023 Value

± 418

8.4%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oneonta, AL, are Manufacturing (395 people), Construction (371 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (336 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oneonta, AL, though some of these residents may live in Oneonta, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,437

Median earning men ± $10,026

$54,122

Median earning women ± $9,892

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($192,961), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($136,526), and Construction ($53,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,208), Public Administration ($57,750), and Manufacturing ($53,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

N/ATommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

N/AKatie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

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 Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 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 Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% 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 (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

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 Oneonta, AL have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oneonta, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Oneonta, AL 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.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Oneonta, AL 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oneonta, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.1%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (1.13%)

In 2023, 86.1% of workers in Oneonta, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (1.13%).

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

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oneonta, AL have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.394% of the workforce in Oneonta, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oneonta, AL (1.47k out of 6.52k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oneonta, AL is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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