About Oakwood

Oakwood is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,996 people and just one neighborhood, Oakwood is the 127th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some towns , Oakwood isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oakwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oakwood is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.49%), sales jobs (11.53%), and management occupations (5.70%).

In Oakwood, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Oakwood is a relatively small town. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Oakwood Information and Demographics

The education level of Oakwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.63% of adults in Oakwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Oakwood in 2000 was $18,964, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,856 for a family of four.

Oakwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oakwood is White, followed by African-American. Oakwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.94% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Oakwood include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Oakwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.