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Wartrace, TN

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Overview


Wartrace is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 660 people and just one neighborhood, Wartrace is the 318th largest community in Tennessee. Much of the housing stock in Wartrace was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Wartrace, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.08% of Wartrace’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wartrace is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wartrace who work in healthcare (11.69%), management occupations (11.69%), and sales jobs (9.27%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Wartrace’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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

Demographics

The education level of Wartrace citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.90% of adults 25 and older in Wartrace have a college degree.

The per capita income in Wartrace in 2022 was $26,407, 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 $105,628 for a family of four. However, Wartrace contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Wartrace home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wartrace residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wartrace include German, Italian, English, French, and Irish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.0% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Tennessee. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees and college students.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wartrace are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.4% 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, 36.5% 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 34.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.6%).

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 Wartrace, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.9%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (84.0%) 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 (8.4%) . 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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