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Oak Ridge, TN

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Oak RidgeTN averageUS Census ACS
Population
32,088
Per-capita income
$39,693
Median home value
$233,500
Bachelor's or higher
39%
Typical home value $325,208 +1.7% yr/yr · +42.3% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$286.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$228.0M (FY2023)
Taxes$67.6M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$53.2M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$7,165 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025226 housing units ($33.5M)

Upcoming

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Fri Oct 30, 2026

Traffic Safety Advisory Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Senior Advisory Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Traffic Safety Advisory Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Senior Advisory Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Traffic Safety Advisory Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Industrial Development Board

Fri Oct 30, 2026

Senior Advisory Board

Recent meetings

Thu Oct 29, 2026

Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors

Thu Oct 29, 2026

Traffic Safety Advisory Board

Tue Oct 27, 2026

Oak Ridge City Council Work Session

Mon Oct 26, 2026

Youth Advisory Board

Mon Oct 26, 2026

Youth Advisory Board

Mon Oct 26, 2026

Youth Advisory Board

Mon Oct 26, 2026

Oak Ridge Housing Authority

Thu Oct 22, 2026

Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission - No Meeting

Thu Oct 22, 2026

Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission - No Meeting

Thu Oct 22, 2026

Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission - No Meeting

Thu Oct 22, 2026

Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission

Wed Oct 21, 2026

Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors

Tue Oct 20, 2026

Environmental Quality Advisory Board Existing Trees Ad-Hoc Working Group

Fri Oct 16, 2026

Disability Advisory Board

Fri Oct 16, 2026

Beer Permit Board

Fri Oct 16, 2026

Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors

Thu Oct 15, 2026

Arts, Culture and History Alliance Advisory Board

Wed Oct 14, 2026

Oak Ridge City Council Meeting

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Arts, Culture and History Alliance Advisory Board

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Trade Licensing Board - No Meeting

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Health and Educational Facilities Board - No Meeting

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Recreation and Parks Advisory Board

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Trade Licensing Board - No Meeting

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Health and Educational Facilities Board - No Meeting

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Disability Advisory Board - No Quorum

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Personnel Advisory Board

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Environmental Quality Advisory Board

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Recreation and Parks Advisory Board

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Disability Advisory Board - No Quorum

Mon Oct 12, 2026

Trade Licensing Board - No Meeting

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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$42.7BUT-BATTELLE LLC
Department of Energy · MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
$11.0BBWXT Y - 12, LLC
Department of Energy · MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE Y-12 FACILITY
$3.9BUCOR LLC
Department of Energy · DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMISSIONING OF THE EAST TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY PA
$3.2BOAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED
Department of Energy · IGF::OT::IGF MANAGEMENT OF THE OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDU
$973.9MMID-AMERICA CONVERSION SERVICES, LLC
Department of Energy · IGF::OT::IGF OPERATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE (DUF6)
$925.2MISOTEK SYSTEMS, LLC
Department of Energy · U-233 DISPOSITION AND BUILDING 3019-PLANNING AND DESIGN (PHASE I) FOR
$427.6MNAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.
Department of Energy · IGF::OT::IGF LONG TERM SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE (LTS&M), INFORMATI
$183.8MOAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED
Department of Health and Human Services · DOSE RECONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NIOSH'S RESPONSI
$165.4MRSI ENTECH, LLC
Department of Energy · TO INCREMENTALLY FUND TO 8 FOR ONE MONTH.
$146.7MNAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.
Department of Energy · ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS TASK ORDER FOR NEVADA

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Anderson County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+1,000 people (+$46.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)8 ({"Severe Storm": 12, "Flood": 5, "Biological": 2, "Winter St · last Fri Feb 6, 2026)
Traffic fatalities2 (2024)
Business establishments1,599 (48,104 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,548/mo (700 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy20.1% (low numeracy 31% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$286.9M
Annual budget
$53.2M
Debt outstanding
226
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$286.9M
Spending$228.0M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load LOW

Outstanding debt$53.2M
Debt-to-revenue0.19×
Debt-load index41 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.397
All kids
0.381
Black kids
0.323

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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