Coalfield - Petros is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 4,048 people and just one neighborhood, Coalfield - Petros is the 144th largest community in Tennessee.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coalfield - Petros is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coalfield - Petros is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coalfield - Petros who work in office and administrative support (13.21%), healthcare (9.99%), and teaching (8.18%).
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, Coalfield - Petros is worth considering.
One downside of living in Coalfield - Petros is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Coalfield - Petros, the average commute to work is 33.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Coalfield - Petros doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Coalfield - Petros overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Coalfield - Petros, 22.71% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Coalfield - Petros in 2022 was $37,306, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,224 for a family of four. However, Coalfield - Petros contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Coalfield - Petros home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coalfield - Petros residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Coalfield - Petros include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Lebanese.
The most common language spoken in Coalfield - Petros is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Coalfield - Petros, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 4.5% have Lebanese ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Coalfield - Petros are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 37.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 34.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.6%), and 12.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Coalfield - Petros, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (23.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (18.7%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.0%), along with some Arab ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (83.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.