Oak Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 9,327 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oak Grove is the 109th largest community in Minnesota.
Oak Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Oak Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Oak Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because of many things, Oak Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Oak Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Oak Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Oak Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Oak Grove, the average commute to work is 37.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Oak Grove does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Oak Grove who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.04% of adults in Oak Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Oak Grove in 2022 was $47,703, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,812 for a family of four.
The people who call Oak Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Oak Grove include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Oak Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Miao/Hmong.