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, Tellico Plains is worth considering.
One downside of living in Tellico Plains, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.87 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Tellico Plains does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Tellico Plains are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.59% of adults in Tellico Plains have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Tellico Plains in 2022 was $19,419, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,676 for a family of four. However, Tellico Plains contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tellico Plains also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Tellico Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tellico Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Tellico Plains include Irish, English, German, Greek, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Tellico Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
