Overview Tallula - Oakford is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,244 people and just one neighborhood, Tallula - Oakford is the 546th largest community in Illinois. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns, Tallula - Oakford isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tallula - Oakford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tallula - Oakford is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tallula - Oakford who work in management occupations (15.56%), office and administrative support (13.09%), and sales jobs (9.20%). A relatively large number of people in Tallula - Oakford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Tallula - Oakford is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day. Tallula - Oakford Demographics The percentage of adults in Tallula - Oakford who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.98% of the adults in Tallula - Oakford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tallula - Oakford in 2022 was $43,150, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,600 for a family of four. However, Tallula - Oakford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Tallula - Oakford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tallula - Oakford residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Tallula - Oakford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Tallula - Oakford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.