Diversity

There are 744 residents in Ooltewah, Tennessee, of which 94.2% are citizens. In 2020, 5.78% of Ooltewah, Tennessee residents were foreign-born (43 people).

White (non-Hispanic) citizens (606 persons) outnumbered all other racial and ethnic groups in Ooltewah, Tennessee in 2020 by a factor of 5.88. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 103 persons and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 35.

Ethnicity and Race

White (non-Hispanic) citizens (606 persons) outnumbered all other racial and ethnic groups in Ooltewah, Tennessee in 2020 by a factor of 5.88. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 103 persons and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 35.

Hispanic population: 13.8% in Ooltewah, Tennessee (103 people).

Population Born Abroad

5.78% of Ooltewah, Tennessee citizens (43 persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. In Ooltewah, Tennessee, 4.63% of residents were foreign-born in 2019, indicating an escalating rate.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

94.2% of Ooltewah, Tennessee residents as of 2020 were US citizens, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. In Ooltewah, Tennessee, 95.4% of people were US citizens in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

More service personnel who participated in the Gulf War (1990s) reside in Veterans Ooltewah, Tennessee than in any previous combat.

Economy

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

331 individuals work in Ooltewah, Tennessee's economy. Construction (97 employees), Transportation & Warehousing (71 employees), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (70 employees) are the three industries in Ooltewah, Tennessee with the largest workforces. The three industries with the highest salaries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($30,024), Total ($29,931), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($18,317).