Living in Oak Grove

In Oak Grove (Oregon), unemployment is 5.3% (2024).

Oak Grove's population was 17,290 at the end of 2020. Oak Grove registered an unemployment rate of 5.33% at the end of 2024. Oak Grove's foreign population totalled 1,305 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population17,290people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,807EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,611EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.33%country median 4.6% — 17% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.78µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 62% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Oak Grove?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,902 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,611 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Oak Grove a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family32%strong on family, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,305 of 17,290 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Oak Grove is 5.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Oak Grove 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,807 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.33 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Oak Grove?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€996of €2,980 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,980
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,902
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€996

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oak Grove. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Oak Grove. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	309.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oak Grove when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Oak Grove's nearest airport was PDX, 19 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	57 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oak Grove. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Oak Grove.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 4.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 5.5°C in January and 21.2°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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11°3°

14°4°

17°6°

21°10°

24°12°

28°15°

25°12°

18°8°

12°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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139

147

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Oak Grove is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Oak Grove 4.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.78 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.7 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 28 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 8.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6.5 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 9 · Apr 11.6 · May 15.2 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 127.7 · Feb 93.5 · Mar 100.9 · Apr 73.3 · May 63.7 · Jun 41.4 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 38.6 · Oct 86.7 · Nov 138.5 · Dec 146.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	30.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.75 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	937.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	27.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	12.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Bellevue ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Oak Grove spanned 10.1 km² at the end of 2025. Oak Grove's population density measured 1,661.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	10.11 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	7.77 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,305 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,661 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	17,290 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Oak Grove

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Oatfield as an Oak Grove alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 13.4% Oatfield vs 7.8% Oak Grove+72%
Unemployment: 4.4% Oatfield vs 5.3% Oak Grove−18%
Median gross pay, city: €4,001 Oatfield vs €3,807 Oak Grove+5%
Residents: 13,977 Oatfield vs 17,290 Oak Grove−19%
Annual PM2.5: 4.9 µg/m³ Oatfield vs 4.8 µg/m³ Oak Grovesame level

Full comparison More about Oatfield

North Bethesda as an Oak Grove alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3763 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.8% Oak Grove+339%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,807 Oak Grove+61%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 17,290 Oak Grove+190%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.3% Oak Grove−32%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.8 µg/m³ Oak Grove+23%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Oak Grove

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Oatfield 3.4 km away

Rent: 1,650 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,001 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Jennings Lodge 3.5 km away

Rent: 1,542 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,738 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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New River17,290 residents Easton17,293 residents Mount Vernon17,287 residents Portsmouth17,282 residents Coalinga17,281 residents Jasper17,279 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Oak Grove?

The unemployment rate is 5.33 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Oak Grove?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.78 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Oak Grove?

The published population is 17,290 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Oak Grove?

1,305 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Oak Grove a good place to live?

Oak Grove may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Oak Grove?

Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oatfield, Jennings Lodge, Gladstone are near Oak Grove. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Oak Grove (Oregon), United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 120928761f071edbf1625739ba84dd3b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/oak-grove-or-005/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oak Grove (Oregon), United States: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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