Decherd is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,420 people and two associated neighborhoods, Decherd is the 200th largest community in Tennessee.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The city 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, Decherd has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Decherd a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small city, Decherd does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Decherd have a very low rate of college education: just 8.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Decherd in 2022 was $21,632, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,528 for a family of four.

Decherd is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decherd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decherd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decherd include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Decherd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.