Oakwood is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,975 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oakwood is the 157th largest community in Georgia. Oakwood has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Oakwood, where the median household income is $60,696.00.Oakwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oakwood is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakwood who work in sales jobs (11.10%), office and administrative support (10.99%), and management occupations (10.00%). Also of interest is that Oakwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The education level of Oakwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.62% of adults 25 and older in Oakwood have a college degree. The per capita income in Oakwood in 2022 was $33,153, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,612 for a family of four. However, Oakwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oakwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oakwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oakwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakwood include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Oakwood's cultural character, accounting for 16.72% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Oakwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
