Westmoreland is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,784 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westmoreland is the 185th largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Westmoreland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.50% of Westmoreland’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Westmoreland is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westmoreland who work in office and administrative support (7.30%), management occupations (6.12%), and healthcare (5.62%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.04% 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. In Westmoreland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.49 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Westmoreland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Westmoreland has a very low overall level of education: only 9.78% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Westmoreland in 2022 was $26,295, 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 $105,180 for a family of four. However, Westmoreland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Westmoreland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westmoreland residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Westmoreland include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Westmoreland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
