Live Oak is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,218 people and three associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 188th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Live Oak, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Live Oak, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Live Oak’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Live Oak does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,696.00.Live Oak is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Live Oak is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Live Oak who work in office and administrative support (19.51%), management occupations (13.76%), and healthcare (7.66%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Live Oak. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. A relatively large number of people in Live Oak telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.96% 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. In terms of college education, Live Oak is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.08% of adults in Live Oak have a college degree. The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $41,485, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,940 for a family of four. However, Live Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Live Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Live Oak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Live Oak, accounting for 40.82% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Live Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Live Oak include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
