Oak Harbor is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,790 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oak Harbor is the 393rd largest community in Ohio. Oak Harbor has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Oak Harbor is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.72% of the Oak Harbor workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Oak Harbor is a village of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Harbor who work in office and administrative support (8.71%), healthcare (8.71%), and sales jobs (7.67%). Also of interest is that Oak Harbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Oak Harbor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 village, Oak Harbor doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Oak Harbor who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.75% of the adults in Oak Harbor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Oak Harbor in 2022 was $37,066, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,264 for a family of four. However, Oak Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oak Harbor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Oak Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Harbor residents report their race to be White. Oak Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.86% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oak Harbor include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Oak Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
