COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oak Ridge vs Kinnelon
PLACE A
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Kinnelon, New Jersey
Oak Ridge is 249% larger than Kinnelon. Kinnelon earns more, with a median household income $115,127 higher. Oak Ridge has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -3%).
OAK RIDGEKINNELONDIFFERENCE
Total population35,39510,138+249% vs Kinnelon
Population density415562−147
Population growth7.1%-2.8%+9.8 pts
Median age39.342.8−3.5
Male48.9%53.0%−4.1 pts
Female51.1%47.0%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born5.8%11.3%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.3%84.2%−4.9 pts
Black5.8%0.6%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%6.4%+0.4 pts
Asian2.6%5.9%−3.3 pts
Other5.4%2.8%+2.6 pts
Median household income$72,311$187,438−$115,127
Per capita income$42,285$83,585−$41,300
Poverty rate12.2%2.0%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.432Even
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%65.4%−25.1 pts
Graduate degree18.2%25.8%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%8.1%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation59.9%69.3%−9.4 pts
Median home value$270,200$706,400−$436,200
Median gross rent$1,131$2,282−$1,151
Owner-occupied65.8%93.1%−27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%3.3%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%25.5%+13.1 pts
Average commute21.734.3−12.5
Worked from home16.3%21.2%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%3.1%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025