Oak Ridge, Georgia
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Males: 1,955 | (49.3%) |
Females: 2,009 | (50.7%) |
Median resident age: | 32.6 years |
Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 31794
Oak Ridge: | $60,316 |
GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,563 (it was $15,158 in 2000)
Oak Ridge CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $131,873 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
Oak Ridge: | $131,873 |
GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $178,542; detached houses: $213,083; townhouses or other attached units: $264,074; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $644,727; mobile homes: $60,344; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $63,671
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Ridge, GA
- 2,59171.7%White alone
- 83223.0%Black alone
- 1554.3%Hispanic
- 200.6%Asian alone
- 160.4%Two or more races
- 10.03%American Indian alone
- 10.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Oak Ridge detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 37.9 square miles.
Population density: 105 people per square mile (very low).
Oak Ridge CCD: | 1.2% ($622) |
Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (41.8 miles , pop. 76,939).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (131.8 miles , pop. 735,617).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (716.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 31.39 N, Longitude: 83.49 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 229
Here: | 2.5% |
Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
- Construction (6.9%)
- Health care (6.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Construction (11.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.6%)
- Metal & metal products (8.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.1%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Machinery (4.4%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (3.7%)
- Educational services (17.2%)
- Health care (12.0%)
- Metal & metal products (8.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.3%)
- Textile mills & textile products (6.0%)
- Machinery (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Cashiers (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.6%)
Average climate in Oak Ridge, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Oak Ridge-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Oak Ridge place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 11/11/1968, a category F3 tornado 26.0 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Oak Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 224.3 miles away from Oak Ridge center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 247.6 miles away from Oak Ridge center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 221.9 miles away from Oak Ridge center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 260.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 247.7 miles away from Oak Ridge center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tift County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 5, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Oak Ridge:
- TIFTON DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - TIFTON (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- TIFTON NH (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- HOSPICE OF TIFT AREA (Hospital, about 5 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Ridge:
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 7 miles; Tifton, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (about 36 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 3,246)
- South Georgia State College (about 39 miles; Douglas, GA; FT enrollment: 2,507)
- Valdosta State University (about 40 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 11,155)
- Albany State University (about 41 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,662)
- Albany Technical College (about 42 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,707)
- Darton State College (about 45 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 5,000)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Oak Ridge: Tifton-Tift County Industrial Park (A), Magnolia Industrial Park (B), Tift County Volunteer Fire Department Station 7 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Pine Hill Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Oak Ridge include: Union Grove Church (A), Cherry Grove Church (B), Eldorado Church (C), Oak Grove Baptist Church (D), Oak Ridge Church (E), Pineview Church (F), Unity Tabernacle (G), Wayside Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rutland Cemetery (1), Mount Vernon Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mullis Ponds (A), Keen Lake (B), Lake Larry (C), Spradley Lake (D), Hawes Lake (E), Rutland Lake South (F), Rutland Lake (G), Wilson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.8 people |
Georgia: | 2.6 people |
This place: | 67.8% |
Whole state: | 70.7% |
This place: | 7.3% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This place: | 10.4% |
Whole state: | 13.0% |
This place: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Oak Ridge:
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 10.9%
For population 25 years and over in Oak Ridge:
- High school or higher: 67.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes
Here: | 11.8 |
Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Oak Ridge, GA (based on Tift County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,601 | 57 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,324 | 11 |
Catholic | 1,374 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 1,130 | 5 |
Other | 1,030 | 3 |
None | 15,659 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Tift County: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Tift County: | 7.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Tift County: | 11.6% |
State: | 10.4% |
Here: | 32.0% |
Georgia: | 27.8% |
Here: | 17.5% |
State: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Ridge:
- WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Ridge:
- WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WPLH (103.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Oak Ridge:
- W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W05AZ (Channel 5; TIFTON, GA; Owner: WOAZ, INC.)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
- W51AR (Channel 51; TIFTON, GA; Owner: NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- JORDAN RD LS, Ne Corner Of Tech Dr & Union Rd (Lat: 31.423861 Lon: -83.516194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQPK591,
Assigned Frequencies: 217.625 MHz, Grant Date: 03/29/2022, Expiration Date: 06/14/2032, Certifier: Tommy Coker, Registrant: Data Flow Systems, Inc., 605 N John Rodes Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32934, Phone: (321) 259-5009, Fax: (321) 259-4006, Email:
- 68.4%Electricity
- 23.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Utility gas
- 1.9%No fuel used
- 1.3%Solar energy
- 0.7%Wood
- 46.9%Electricity
- 38.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.5%No fuel used
- 5.3%Utility gas
Oak Ridge compared to Georgia state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.