Decaturville is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 816 people and two associated neighborhoods, Decaturville is the 297th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Decaturville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Decaturville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Decaturville who work in office and administrative support (18.53%), sales jobs (10.81%), and healthcare suport services (8.49%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Decaturville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Decaturville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Decaturville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Decaturville, just 11.49% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Decaturville in 2022 was $21,293, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,172 for a family of four. However, Decaturville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Decaturville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Decaturville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decaturville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decaturville include Irish, English, German, African, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Decaturville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
