Live Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,034 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Live Oak is the 251st largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Live Oak isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Live Oak are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Live Oak is a city of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Live Oak who work in the sciences (11.47%), office and administrative support (10.39%), and maintenance occupations (8.52%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Live Oak has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Live Oak has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Live Oak has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Live Oak than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Live Oak may be for you. Being a small city, Live Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Live Oak with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.19% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Live Oak in 2022 was $22,136, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,544 for a family of four. However, Live Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Live Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Live Oak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Live Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Live Oak include Italian, German, Irish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Live Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
