2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Florence, is 32% less than it is in Oak Ridge and is 69% below the National Average.
- Oak Ridge unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Florence unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Oak Ridge, TNFlorence, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.4%27.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,546$25,854$37,638
 Household Income$60,542$40,944$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,704$53,716$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Ridge, TNFlorence, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%7.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%14.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%11.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%12.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.6%6.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.9%2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Ridge, TNFlorence, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%11.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.5%2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%10.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%25.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%15.8%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 Florence    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 14 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 15 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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