North Tazewell is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,194 people and two associated neighborhoods, North Tazewell is the 137th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Tazewell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Tazewell is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Tazewell who work in sales jobs (12.87%), office and administrative support (12.68%), and food service (9.55%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, North Tazewell has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes North Tazewell a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. North Tazewell 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.The population of North Tazewell has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.88% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in North Tazewell in 2022 was $27,136, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,544 for a family of four. However, North Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Tazewell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Tazewell include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in North Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
