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Rickman, TN

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Overview


Rickman is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,528 people and just one neighborhood, Rickman is the 195th largest community in Tennessee.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Rickman isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rickman are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rickman is a town of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rickman who work in management occupations (14.24%), maintenance occupations (12.31%), and office and administrative support (7.07%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.96% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Rickman is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Rickman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Rickman with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.76% of adults in Rickman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rickman in 2022 was $28,733, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,932 for a family of four. However, Rickman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rickman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rickman residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Rickman include English, German, French, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Rickman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Rickman, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Rickman are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 30.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (25.1%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Rickman, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report French roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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