Oak Park Heights is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 4,674 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oak Park Heights is the 159th largest community in Minnesota. Oak Park Heights real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Oak Park Heights 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 Park Heights is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Park Heights is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Park Heights who work in management occupations (11.61%), sales jobs (10.19%), and healthcare (9.53%). Also of interest is that Oak Park Heights 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: 16.51% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Oak Park Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Oak Park Heights 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: 38.93% of adults in Oak Park Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Oak Park Heights in 2022 was $46,088, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,352 for a family of four. However, Oak Park Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oak Park Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oak Park Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Park Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oak Park Heights include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Oak Park Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
