2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Phoenixville, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Phoenixville, is 43% more than it is in Oak Ridge and is 20% above the National Average.
- Oak Ridge unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Phoenixville unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Oak Ridge, TNPhoenixville, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.4%29.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,546$43,869$37,638
 Household Income$60,542$86,747$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,704$104,177$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Ridge, TNPhoenixville, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%16.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.6%21.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%9.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.9%11.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Ridge, TNPhoenixville, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%22.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.5%13.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%4.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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Reviews for Phoenixville    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Ive been living in phoenixville my entire life, looking to get out though. In the area there are a few parks. Valley forge is right outside phoeniville, about 10  More

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