Oakdale is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 201 people and just one neighborhood, Oakdale is the 379th largest community in Tennessee.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Oakdale is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.54% of the Oakdale workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Oakdale is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakdale who work in healthcare suport services (16.92%), sales jobs (7.69%), and office and administrative support (6.15%).
Also of interest is that Oakdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The overall crime rate in Oakdale is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Oakdale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Oakdale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Oakdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Oakdale is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Oakdale, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.83% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Oakdale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Oakdale are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.25% of adults in Oakdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Oakdale in 2022 was $24,020, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,080 for a family of four. However, Oakdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Oakdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakdale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Oakdale include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Oakdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Oakdale, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 40.1% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.7% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Oakdale are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (28.6%), and 9.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Oakdale, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.1%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (84.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.