Oak Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,947 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oak Hill is the 16th largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oak Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Hill is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Hill who work in sales jobs (17.15%), healthcare (11.16%), and office and administrative support (10.32%). Oak Hill’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Oak Hill has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Oak Hill a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Oak Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Oak Hill are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.17% of adults in Oak Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Oak Hill in 2022 was $26,575, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,300 for a family of four. However, Oak Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Oak Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oak Hill include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Oak Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
