Oak Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 34,039 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Oak Ridge is the 26th largest community in Tennessee.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 management occupations (10.25%), office and administrative support (9.67%), and sales jobs (8.20%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Oak Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.34% 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. The city of Oak Ridge is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The education level of Oak Ridge ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Oak Ridge, 40.24% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Oak Ridge in 2022 was $42,285, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,140 for a family of four. However, Oak Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oak Ridge is a very 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 Scottish. The most common language spoken in Oak Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
