CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Oak Ridge

North Carolina · 3,988 residents · 16.7 sq mi

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With 3,988 people, Oak Ridge is a city in North Carolina. Households here earn about 90% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Households take in $74,609 a year at the median, 75% more than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $202,400.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 35.2

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,988

−11%vs 2009

vs 4,498 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−7%vs 2009

vs 40.7 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

16.7 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(259)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.5%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(392)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(265)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243%(118)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.2%(408)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4421.1%(843)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418%(717)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(354)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.6%(184)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.2%(89)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(21)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$74,609

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $93,611 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$29,346

−22%vs 2009

vs $37,414 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.7% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$202,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $325,500 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$625

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $822 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

92.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 91.7% in 2009

7.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(3,842)

Black6.6%(295)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(177)

Asian1.7%(76)

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(3,705)

Black4.2%(167)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(52)

Asian0.7%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(270)

Puerto Rican1.3%(102)

South American0.8%(65)

Peruvian0.8%(65)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.4%(416)

Chinese3.9%(303)

Thai1%(80)

Filipino0.5%(36)

Ancestry

English16.2%(1,256)

German9.7%(750)

Irish8.1%(629)

Italian7.3%(568)

American7%(541)

Polish3.3%(256)

Swedish3.2%(245)

British2.3%(177)

Scottish1.8%(139)

French1.3%(97)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(61)

Czech0.6%(43)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(40)

Russian0.5%(39)

Ukrainian0.5%(39)

Brazilian0.4%(32)

Norwegian0.4%(30)

Austrian0.4%(28)

Arab0.3%(27)

Armenian0.3%(27)

Dutch0.3%(27)

Hungarian0.3%(23)

Canadian0.3%(20)

Syrian0.2%(16)

Portuguese0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 43.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

90.5%

−5.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 95.9% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

12.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 13.2% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married15.9%(239)

Married78.4%(1,177)

Widowed1.2%(18)

Divorced4.5%(68)

Women 15+

Never married15%(223)

Married75.6%(1,127)

Widowed4.3%(64)

Divorced5.1%(76)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 76.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 86.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.4%(186)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(137)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 419 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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