New Tazewell is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,803 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Tazewell is the 181st largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Tazewell is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.43% of the New Tazewell workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New Tazewell is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Tazewell who work in food service (10.24%), healthcare (7.95%), and management occupations (6.65%). 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, New Tazewell is worth considering. One of the benefits of New Tazewell is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small town, New Tazewell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in New Tazewell with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.06% of adults in New Tazewell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in New Tazewell in 2022 was $27,348, 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 $109,392 for a family of four. However, New Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call New Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Tazewell include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in New Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
