COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oak Ridge vs Claiborne
PLACE A
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Claiborne, Louisiana
Oak Ridge is 166% larger than Claiborne. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
OAK RIDGECLAIBORNEDIFFERENCE
Total population35,39513,308+166% vs Claiborne
Population density4151,337−921
Population growth7.1%9.8%−2.7 pts
Median age39.336.2+3.1
Male48.9%47.4%+1.5 pts
Female51.1%52.6%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born5.8%3.9%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.3%86.2%−6.9 pts
Black5.8%7.4%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%2.6%+4.3 pts
Asian2.6%2.4%+0.2 pts
Other5.4%1.4%+4.1 pts
Median household income$72,311$72,420−$109
Per capita income$42,285$36,751+$5,534
Poverty rate12.2%11.3%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%35.5%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree18.2%10.1%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%3.1%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation59.9%66.0%−6.1 pts
Median home value$270,200$219,200+$51,000
Median gross rent$1,131$1,206−$75
Owner-occupied65.8%69.0%−3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%8.1%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%50.8%−12.1 pts
Average commute21.719.4+2.3
Worked from home16.3%9.8%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%5.7%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024