Munford is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,607 people and two associated neighborhoods, Munford is the 97th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Munford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Munford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Munford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Munford who work in office and administrative support (10.47%), sales jobs (9.95%), and teaching (7.91%). Also of interest is that Munford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Munford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Munford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Munford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Munford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Munford, the average commute to work is 32.44 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Munford is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Munford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Munford, 23.72% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Munford in 2022 was $33,711, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,844 for a family of four. However, Munford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Munford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Munford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Munford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Munford include German, Irish, European, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Munford is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Tagalog.
