Wartburg is a tiny city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 942 people and just one neighborhood, Wartburg is the 293rd largest community in Tennessee.
Unlike some cities, Wartburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wartburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wartburg is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wartburg who work in office and administrative support (13.68%), law enforcement and fire fighting (8.47%), and management occupations (7.82%).
Of important note, Wartburg is also a city of artists. Wartburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wartburg’s character.
The citizens of Wartburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.32% of adults in Wartburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Wartburg in 2022 was $17,401, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,604 for a family of four. However, Wartburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wartburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.57% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Wartburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wartburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wartburg include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wartburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.5% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 18.3% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 98.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Our research reveals that 89.7% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Wartburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 77.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.1%), and 19.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).
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 Wartburg, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.0%), and residents who report English roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of Welsh ancestry (1.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (89.7%) 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 (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.