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, Rutledge is worth considering.
Being a small town, Rutledge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Rutledge with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rutledge in 2022 was $25,315, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,260 for a family of four. However, Rutledge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rutledge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rutledge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rutledge include Irish, English, German, European, and Belgian.
The most common language spoken in Rutledge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
