Because there are quite a few people attending college in Ooltewah, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Ooltewah provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Being a small town, Ooltewah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Ooltewah rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.00% of adults 25 and older in Ooltewah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Ooltewah in 2022 was $24,332, 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 $97,328 for a family of four.
Ooltewah is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ooltewah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ooltewah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ooltewah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.61% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ooltewah include Irish, English, German, Russian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Ooltewah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
