Dandridge is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,841 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dandridge is the 167th largest community in Tennessee.Dandridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dandridge is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dandridge who work in healthcare (17.41%), office and administrative support (8.57%), and business and financial occupations (7.50%). Also of interest is that Dandridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Dandridge is worth considering. One downside of living in Dandridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dandridge, the average commute to work is 30.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Dandridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Dandridge are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.26% of adults in Dandridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Dandridge in 2022 was $32,457, 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 $129,828 for a family of four. However, Dandridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dandridge is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dandridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dandridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dandridge include English, Irish, French, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Dandridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
