Centerville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,567 people and three associated neighborhoods, Centerville is the 160th largest community in Tennessee.Centerville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Centerville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Centerville who work in healthcare (11.64%), office and administrative support (10.82%), and food service (9.71%). A relatively large number of people in Centerville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Centerville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Centerville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Centerville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Centerville may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Centerville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Centerville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Centerville in 2022 was $25,886, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,544 for a family of four. However, Centerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Centerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centerville include English, European, German, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Centerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
