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Oak Ridge, NC

7,744 Population
16.7 square miles 462.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$71,222 ±$11,318 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: $37,114 ±$571
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$155,385 ±$23,788 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: $65,565 ±$1,248
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.6% ±2% (280  ±152) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 14.8% 111,874 (±0.6% / ±4,842)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.6 minutes ±4.3 (54,070  ±7,827) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 23.2 7,595,505 (±0.3 / ±140,772)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,630 ±152 Number of households
  • the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 317,045 ±1,376
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (7,744  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 2.4 758,248 (±0 / ±408)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

2,690 ±170 Number of housing units
  • the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 344,801 ±271
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$529,300 ±$40,648 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: $231,000 ±$2,939
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.8% ±5.5% (835  ±428.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 13.3% 103,502 (±0.6% / ±4,696.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.2% ±7.8% (5,110  ±473.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 88.9% 472,789 (±1.1% / ±5,734.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
57% ±6.5% (2,966  ±369.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 32.2% 171,313 (±0.6% / ±3,327.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.8% ±3.7% (910  ±284) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 9.9% 77,591
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.5% ±2.5% (419  ±139) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area: 6.1% 37,504 (±0.3% / ±1,679)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
419 Total veterans ±139 419 Male ±139 N/A Female ±19

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