Baxter is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,836 people and two associated neighborhoods, Baxter is the 244th largest community in Tennessee. Baxter 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 Baxter, where the median household income is $57,829.00.

A relatively large number of people in Baxter telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Baxter has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Baxter has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Baxter than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Baxter may be for you.

Being a small town, Baxter does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Baxter have a very low rate of college education: just 9.60% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Baxter in 2022 was $30,099, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,396 for a family of four. However, Baxter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Baxter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Baxter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Baxter include English, Scottish, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Baxter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.