How long do people stay in their homes in Oak Grove, TN?

Name: How long people stay in Oak Grove, TN, 2020–2024
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24.4% (±9.3 points) of households in Oak Grove, TN moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 24.4% (±9.3 points)
Since before 2000: 14.7%

When households in Oak Grove moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Oak Grove	Washington County	Tennessee	United States
2023 or later	0.5% (±1.0 points)	4.8%	5.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	23.9% (±9.2 points)	22.0%	21.2%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.1% (±8.7 points)	37.4%	39.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	26.9% (±9.2 points)	17.2%	15.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.4% (±4.5 points)	8.3%	9.6%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.3% (±4.1 points)	10.4%	9.2%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Oak Grove, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Washington County (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (26.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Oak Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Grove
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Oak Grove	—	24.4% (±9.3 points)	—
Spurgeon	2.0 mi	34.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gray	2.4 mi	26.4% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Colonial Heights	5.7 mi	18.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson City	6.4 mi	33.9% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Watauga	8.8 mi	20.9% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsport	8.9 mi	27.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bluff City	9.0 mi	27.6% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jonesborough	9.2 mi	29.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Spurgeon	34.8% (±10.4 points)
2	Johnson City	33.9% (±2.6 points)
3	Jonesborough	29.6% (±8.4 points)
4	Embreeville	29.5% (±34.8 points)
5	Gray	26.4% (±18.2 points)
6	Fall Branch	25.4% (±16.0 points)
7	Oak Grove	24.4% (±9.3 points)

Oak Grove is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Oak Grove

How often do people move in Oak Grove?

24.4% of households in Oak Grove, TN moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Oak Grove have?

14.7% of households in Oak Grove have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oak Grove CDP (Washington County), Tennessee

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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