Centerville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,561 people and three associated neighborhoods, Centerville is the 160th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Centerville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Centerville is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Centerville who work in office and administrative support (14.84%), food service (11.51%), and management occupations (8.98%). A relatively large number of people in Centerville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.05% 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. The town 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, Centerville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Centerville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Centerville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.19 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Centerville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Centerville has a very low overall level of education: only 9.49% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Centerville in 2022 was $28,558, 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 $114,232 for a family of four. However, Centerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Centerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centerville include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Centerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
