Tellico Plains is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 777 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tellico Plains is the 305th largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Tellico Plains, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.33% of Tellico Plains’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Tellico Plains is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tellico Plains who work in office and administrative support (13.63%), management occupations (10.85%), and maintenance occupations (6.93%). 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, Tellico Plains is worth considering. One downside of living in Tellico Plains is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tellico Plains, the average commute to work is 30.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Tellico Plains does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Tellico Plains with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.59% of adults in Tellico Plains have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tellico Plains in 2022 was $19,419, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,676 for a family of four. However, Tellico Plains contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tellico Plains also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.67% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Tellico Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tellico Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Tellico Plains include Irish, English, German, Greek, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Tellico Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
