Another notable thing is that Gatlinburg is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Gatlinburg 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. Gatlinburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gatlinburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gatlinburg may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.18 minutes getting to work every day.
The overall education level of Gatlinburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.47% of adults in Gatlinburg have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Gatlinburg in 2022 was $30,307, 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 $121,228 for a family of four. However, Gatlinburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gatlinburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gatlinburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gatlinburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gatlinburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gatlinburg include English, German, Scottish, Irish, and Scots-Irish.
In addition, Gatlinburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.59%).
The most common language spoken in Gatlinburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
