Another notable thing is that Gatlinburg is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Gatlinburg’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gatlinburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gatlinburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Gatlinburg's cultural character, accounting for 15.59% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Gatlinburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
