Oak Grove, KY

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Oak Grove, Kentucky

Oak Grove, Kentucky, in Christian county, is 10 miles NW of Clarksville, Tennessee (center to center) and 50 miles NW of Nashville, Tennessee. The city is part of the Clarksville - Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 7,064 people people live in Oak Grove.

The People and Families of Oak Grove

In Oak Grove, about 62% of adults are married. The people of Oak Grove spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.

Approximately 38% of Oak Grove is non-white. In Oak Grove you'll find a lively diversity of people.

The city is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oak Grove had a median family income of $31,972.

Oak Grove Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Oak Grove, about 41% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the city tends to be newer than in most cities. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Oak Grove.

Commuting

In Oak Grove, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Of Note

High Points

Oak Grove strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Kentucky):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 1%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Oak Grove, KY

Comparing Oak Grove to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Kentucky (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Detailed pages on related topics: Oak Grove travel • Oak Grove mortgages and property.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles NW of Clarksville, Tennessee (center to center)
Nearest Large City	50 miles NW of Nashville, Tennessee
County	Christian
Metro Area	Clarksville - Hopkinsville
Standard Zip Codes	42262
Phone Area Codes	270
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.665
Longitude	-87.442

Station	CLARKSVILLE SEWAGE PLT
Distance	9.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 45 F
Apr Temp	44 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	51.7 inches

Station	DOVER 1 W
Distance	26.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 44 F
Apr Temp	45 to 70 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	53.4 inches

Station	SPRINGFIELD EXP STN
Distance	35.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 44 F
Apr Temp	44 to 69 F
Jul Temp	66 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	51.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	7,064	100%
Male	3,748	53.1%
Female	3,316	46.9%
Under 18	2,276	32.2%
18+	4,788	67.8%
65+	69	1%
Median Age	23.8
Average Family Size	3.14
White	4,360	61.7%
African-American	1,823	25.8%
Asian	116	1.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	73	1%
Other	278	3.9%
Mixed Race	378	5.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	665	9.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$31,972
Population In Poverty	753	10.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	7,570
Growth	506
Growth %	7.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	52.8%
US/American	11.2%
German	10.8%
Irish	5.6%
English	4.9%
Italian	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.7%
Polish	1.1%
European	1%
Jamaican	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Dutch	0.7%
French Canadian	0.6%
Croatian	0.5%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Norwegian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Haitian	0.4%
African	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Bahamian	0.3%
West Indian	0.3%
Syrian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Oak Grove	7,064	$31,972
Hopkinsville	30,089	$37,598

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