Rossville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,166 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rossville is the 275th largest community in Tennessee. Rossville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Rossville, where the median household income is $117,500.00. Rossville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Tennessee, but Rossville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some towns, Rossville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rossville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rossville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rossville who work in management occupations (22.07%), office and administrative support (10.49%), and healthcare (8.95%). Also of interest is that Rossville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Rossville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rossville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rossville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rossville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rossville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Rossville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Rossville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Rossville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.76% of adults in Rossville have a college degree. The per capita income in Rossville in 2022 was $54,382, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,528 for a family of four. Rossville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rossville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rossville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rossville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Rossville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Spanish.
