Oakboro is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,218 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oakboro is the 302nd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Oakboro, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Oakboro, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Oakboro’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Oakboro does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $76,071.00.Oakboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oakboro is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oakboro who work in office and administrative support (13.67%), sales jobs (9.64%), and management occupations (8.24%). Of important note, Oakboro is also a town of artists. Oakboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oakboro’s character. Also of interest is that Oakboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Oakboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Oakboro is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Oakboro a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Oakboro has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Oakboro’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Oakboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.38 minutes every day commuting to work. Oakboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Oakboro overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Oakboro, 21.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oakboro in 2022 was $33,766, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,064 for a family of four. However, Oakboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oakboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oakboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oakboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oakboro include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Oakboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
