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Living in Oak Ridge

In Oak Ridge (Florida), unemployment is 7.9% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Oak Ridge had a population of 25,062. Oak Ridge had an unemployment rate of 7.95% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 9,823 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population25,062people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary2,442EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,354EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate7.95%country median 4.6% — 74% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
PM2.5, annual mean6.68µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Oak Ridge.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Oak Ridge recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,424 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,354 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official

Is Oak Ridge a good place to live?

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Remote worker24%strong on work, weak on safety · range 14–34%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 23–45%
Family47%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

39.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 9,823 of 25,062 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 Ridge is 8.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary2,442 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate7.95 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official

What does a salary buy in Oak Ridge?

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

Oak Ridge median gross pay: €2,442 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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.outside the model's range
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− €1,424
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—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oak Ridge. 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 Ridge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents373.5 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oak Ridge 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 Ridge's nearest airport was MCO, 12 km away and offered 102 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport102 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MCO3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oak Ridge. 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 Ridge.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were 15.9°C in January and 28.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Ridge is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.68 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 22.1 · Feb 23.8 · Mar 26.1 · Apr 28.7 · May 31.3 · Jun 32.7 · Jul 33.4 · Aug 33.1 · Sep 32 · Oct 29.3 · Nov 25.7 · Dec 23.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 9.7 · Feb 11.3 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 16 · May 19.1 · Jun 22 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 19 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 11.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 15.9 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 22.3 · May 25.2 · Jun 27.3 · Jul 28.1 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 24.2 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 17.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 63.1 · Feb 51.8 · Mar 77 · Apr 65.5 · May 102.2 · Jun 204.4 · Jul 189.5 · Aug 195.2 · Sep 161.7 · Oct 87.9 · Nov 45.5 · Dec 63 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading14.6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean6.63 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,307 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature33.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature22.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±6.1 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±5.7 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±5.7 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±5.7 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±5.7 °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

The city covered 9.2 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Oak Ridge stood at 2,527.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area9.24 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)9Official
Foreign-resident share42.04 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents9,823 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population density2,528 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Population25,062 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202011Official

Alternatives for people set on Oak Ridge

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.

North Bethesda as an Oak Ridge alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1239 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,442 Oak Ridge+151%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.9% Oak Ridge−54%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 25,062 Oak Ridge+100%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 42.0% Oak Ridge−19%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.7 µg/m³ Oak Ridge−12%
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Oak Ridge

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

Sky Lake 3.2 km away
Rent
1,804 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,666 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Pine Castle 4.5 km away
Rent
1,257 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,544 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Orlando 7.4 km away
Salary
3,517 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Doctor Phillips 7.4 km away
Rent
2,211 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,670 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Williamsburg 7.6 km away
Rent
1,790 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,626 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Orlovista 8.7 km away
Rent
1,301 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,385 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Conway 9.0 km away
Rent
1,554 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,994 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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South Plainfield25,062 residentsMandan25,061 residentsJohnston25,065 residentsNorco25,081 residentsFaribault25,040 residentsNorton Shores25,088 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Oak Ridge?

The unemployment rate is 7.95 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Oak Ridge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.68 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Oak Ridge?

The published population is 25,062 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Oak Ridge?

9,823 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Oak Ridge a good place to live?

Oak Ridge 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 Ridge?

Sky Lake, Pine Castle, Belle Isle, Orlando, Doctor Phillips are near Oak Ridge. 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 Ridge (Florida), United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 56304af4172f6a739f40148c3ebf0086]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/oak-ridge/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Oak Ridge (Florida), United States: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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