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!) New Tazewell 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. New Tazewell has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Tazewell than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Tazewell may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.21 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, New Tazewell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in New Tazewell is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.84% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in New Tazewell in 2022 was $26,395, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,580 for a family of four. However, New Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call New Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Tazewell include Irish, English, German, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in New Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Other Asian languages.
