• Oakwood’s work force is heavily white collar. The largest segment of the employed population is in the management, professional and related occupations (65%). Sales and office occupations comprise the next largest segment of the population, approximately 19.6% percent in 2000.
• Only recent data and current estimates are used in the income part of this analysis, due to inflation and other changing conditions. Much of the population of Oakwood is in the high-income brackets. Oakwood’s median household income in 1999 was estimated at $72,392, which is much higher than nearby communities. Montgomery County’s median household income was $40,156, the region’s was $41,550, Kettering’s was $45,051, and Centerville’s was $54,892.
• Oakwood’s median household income has increased over the past three years to an estimated $85,526. Per capita income has also increased. In 1999, per capita income was $41,567, and in 2003 it estimated to be $45,837.
• The poverty rate in Oakwood is very low. Oakwood’s estimated family poverty rate in 2000 was 1.7%, which was much lower than surrounding communities. Montgomery County’s poverty rate was 8.3 percent in 1999, and the MSA had an estimated poverty rate of 7.4%. In Oakwood, the poverty rate for individuals in 2000 was 3.3%.