Oak Grove, TX

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Oak Grove, Texas

Oak Grove, Texas, in Wood county, is 32 miles N of Tyler, Texas (center to center) and 84 miles E of Dallas, Texas. About 710 people people live in Oak Grove.

The People and Families of Oak Grove

In Oak Grove, about 79% of adults are married. Homes in Oak Grove tend to contain married couples. The town has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Oak Grove had a median family income of $71,250. Overall, families in Oak Grove are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. Oak Grove does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Oak Grove Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Oak Grove, about 88% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns.

Commuting

In Oak Grove, 95% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Oak Grove, TX

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

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

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

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	32 miles N of Tyler, Texas (center to center)
Nearest Large City	84 miles E of Dallas, Texas
County	Wood
Standard Zip Codes	75783
Phone Area Codes	903
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	32.821
Longitude	-95.344

Station	MINEOLA 8 ENE
Distance	7.4 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 54 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 78 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Station	LAKE FORK RESERVOIR
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	50 to 70 F
Jul Temp	71 to 90 F
Oct Temp	52 to 74 F
Annual Precip	40.9 inches

Station	GILMER 4 WNW
Distance	17.8 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 55 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 78 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	710	100%
Male	341	48%
Female	369	52%
Under 18	183	25.8%
18+	527	74.2%
65+	106	14.9%
Median Age	42.9
Average Family Size	2.98
White	683	96.2%
African-American	6	0.8%
Asian	10	1.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	5	0.7%
Mixed Race	6	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	24	3.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	881
Growth	171
Growth %	24.1%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	28.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.7%
English	13.2%
German	9.1%
Irish	8.3%
British	4.3%
Scotch-Irish	4.1%
Dutch	3.1%
Czechoslovakian	2.5%
Scottish	1.3%
Polish	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Italian	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
European	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Romanian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Oak Grove	710	$71,250
Alba	430	$29,464
Como	621	$27,500
Mineola	4,550	$37,528
Quitman	2,030	$39,643
Winnsboro	3,584	$37,286
Yantis	321	$36,875

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