Live Oak is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,953 people and three associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 188th largest community in Texas. Live Oak has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Live Oak, where the median household income is $74,326.00.Unlike some cities, Live Oak isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Live Oak are a mix of both white- and blue-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 (16.87%), management occupations (13.41%), and sales jobs (10.98%). Also of interest is that Live Oak has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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: 31.50% of adults in Live Oak have a college degree. The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $37,561, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,244 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 40.04% 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 British. The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
