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Total population: 27,677 (Urban population: 25,878 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,799 (all nonfarm))

Oak Ridge, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,417 (12,062 occupied: 8,275 owner occupied, 3,787 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

Housing density: 157 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $462 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $608)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $451

Median gross rent in Oak Ridge, TN in 2007: $595

Housing units in Oak Ridge with a mortgage: 4,241 (343 second mortgage, 383 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,574

Oak Ridge,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,440 (it was $97,100 in 2000)

Oak Ridge:	$126,440
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,072 - $184,645

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,995

In family households: 22,257 (5,787 male householders, 1,961 female householders)
6,156 spouses, 7,161 children (6,613 natural, 194 adopted, 354 stepchildren), 394 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 275 other relatives, 269 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,738 (1,785 male householders (1,534 living alone)), 2,523 female householders (2,394 living alone)), 430 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 418 (276 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,926 2-persons, 1,753 3-persons, 1,342 4-persons, 506 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,928 1-person, 339 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

4,024 married couples with children.
1,633 single-parent households (282 men, 1,351 women).

94.0% of residents of Oak Ridge speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,237 (4.5%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oak Ridge, Tennessee:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 568 5 rooms: 1,578 6 rooms: 1,619 7 rooms: 1,416 8 rooms: 1,208 9 or more rooms: 1,787

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Ridge, Tennessee:
	1 room: 212 2 rooms: 313 3 rooms: 663 4 rooms: 1,344 5 rooms: 789 6 rooms: 252 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 78 9 or more rooms: 71

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 286
1990 to 1994: 774
1980 to 1989: 1,408
1970 to 1979: 1,837
1960 to 1969: 1,765
1950 to 1959: 2,535
1940 to 1949: 4,606
1939 or earlier: 154

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oak Ridge:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 1,336 3 bedrooms: 3,987 4 bedrooms: 2,178 5 or more bedrooms: 715

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oak Ridge:
	no bedroom: 234 1 bedroom: 914 2 bedrooms: 1,763 3 bedrooms: 696 4 bedrooms: 135 5 or more bedrooms: 45

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Ridge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 245 1 vehicle: 2,184 2 vehicles: 3,785 3 vehicles: 1,573 4 vehicles: 331 5 or more vehicles: 157

Cars and other vehicles available in Oak Ridge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 587 1 vehicle: 1,942 2 vehicles: 979 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 38 5 or more vehicles: 26

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Oak Ridge, TN:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 114
$50,000 to $59,999: 257
$60,000 to $69,999: 429
$70,000 to $79,999: 580
$80,000 to $89,999: 613
$90,000 to $99,999: 627
$100,000 to $124,999: 1443
$125,000 to $149,999: 904
$150,000 to $174,999: 819
$175,000 to $199,999: 697
$200,000 to $249,999: 780
$250,000 to $299,999: 337
$300,000 to $399,999: 346
$400,000 to $499,999: 186
$500,000 to $749,999: 140
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Oak Ridge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Oak Ridge:

Less than $100: 92 people
$100 to $149: 115
$150 to $199: 129
$200 to $249: 135
$250 to $299: 192
$300 to $349: 258
$350 to $399: 285
$400 to $449: 473
$450 to $499: 393
$500 to $549: 361
$550 to $599: 282
$600 to $649: 173
$650 to $699: 265
$700 to $749: 110
$750 to $799: 92
$800 to $899: 79
$900 to $999: 32
$1,000 to $1,249: 19
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 57
$2,000 or more: 52
No cash rent: 206

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 457 1990 to 1994: 190 1985 to 1989: 75 1980 to 1984: 110 1975 to 1979: 64 1970 to 1974: 65 1970 to 1974: 60 1965 to 1969: 216

Oak Ridge, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.5%
Number of people working at home: 304 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 440
5 to 9 minutes: 1878
10 to 14 minutes: 2760
15 to 19 minutes: 2028
20 to 24 minutes: 1616
25 to 29 minutes: 610
30 to 34 minutes: 1053
35 to 39 minutes: 258
40 to 44 minutes: 256
45 to 59 minutes: 440
60 to 89 minutes: 149
90 or more minutes: 95

Oak Ridge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,238 (86%)
Carpooled: 1,052 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 38 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 206 (2%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 304 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1118
$10,000 to $14,999: 794
$15,000 to $19,999: 644
$20,000 to $24,999: 781
$25,000 to $29,999: 898
$30,000 to $34,999: 799
$35,000 to $39,999: 735
$40,000 to $44,999: 596
$45,000 to $49,999: 553
$50,000 to $59,999: 887
$60,000 to $74,999: 1282
$75,000 to $99,999: 1368
$100,000 to $124,999: 688
$125,000 to $149,999: 404
$150,000 to $199,999: 297
$200,000 or more: 212

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4008

United States or American: 3416

English: 3397

German: 2099

Irish: 2022

Scotch-Irish: 1061

Scottish: 617

European: 612

Italian: 366

Polish: 337

French (except Basque): 305

Dutch: 264

British: 240

Swedish: 199

Russian: 179

Norwegian: 152

Welsh: 130

Hungarian: 95

Canadian: 86

Subsaharan African:: 75

African: 75

French Canadian: 71

Northern European: 65

Arab:: 58

Danish: 50

Austrian: 46

Lebanese: 42

Czechoslovakian: 40

Albanian: 36

Swiss: 36

Greek: 31

Eastern European: 30

Iranian: 27

Scandinavian: 25

Slovak: 23

Croatian: 22

Lithuanian: 22

Turkish: 22

Arab/Arabic: 16

Czech: 14

Romanian: 11

Pennsylvania German: 9

Slovene: 8

Celtic: 8

Belgian: 8

Maltese: 7

Finnish: 7

Ukrainian: 7

Serbian: 6

Latvian: 6

Australian: 5

Portuguese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (12%)
Canada (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Korea (6%)
Russia (6%)
Germany (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13428
Northeast: 1895
Midwest: 3309
South: 6380
West: 969

59% of Oak Ridge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 134
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 169
11th grade: 134
12th grade, no diploma: 127
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,833
Less than 1 year of college: 494
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,293
Associate degree: 431
Bachelor's degree: 1,839
Master's degree: 1,013
Professional school degree: 282
Doctorate degree: 824

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 293
9th grade: 146
10th grade: 205
11th grade: 301
12th grade, no diploma: 202
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,783
Less than 1 year of college: 661
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,697
Associate degree: 805
Bachelor's degree: 2,060
Master's degree: 1,006
Professional school degree: 164
Doctorate degree: 186

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,402
Black householders: $34,018
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,051
Asian householders: $85,753
Some other race householders: $41,637
Two or more races householders: $38,083
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,766

Oak Ridge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Oak Ridge household income for Black householders

Oak Ridge household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Oak Ridge household income for Asian householders

Oak Ridge household income for Two or more races householders

Oak Ridge household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Oak Ridge marital status for males

Oak Ridge marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,955
Black or African American householders: $100,656
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,323
Asian householders: $193,630
Some other race householders: $244,154
Two or more races householders: $97,010
Hispanic or Latino householders: $107,428

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,345
One, attached: 516
Two: 683
3 or 4: 853
5 to 9: 446
10 to 19: 699
20 to 49: 478
50 or more: 338
Mobile homes: 45
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,452

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oak Ridge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (27%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 121

Here:	4.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	1.6%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 92

Here:	9.8%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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