Oak Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 32,614 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Oak Ridge is the 26th largest community in Tennessee. Oak Ridge real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Oak Ridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oak Ridge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Ridge is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Ridge who work in office and administrative support (11.27%), management occupations (9.06%), and sales jobs (8.67%). Also of interest is that Oak Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Oak Ridge is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.87% of adults in Oak Ridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Oak Ridge in 2022 was $36,915, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,660 for a family of four. However, Oak Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oak Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oak Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oak Ridge include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Oak Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
