Gatlinburg is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,703 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gatlinburg is the 158th largest community in Tennessee. Gatlinburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Gatlinburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Gatlinburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gatlinburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gatlinburg who work in food service (19.92%), sales jobs (12.56%), and management occupations (12.14%). Another notable thing is that Gatlinburg is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Gatlinburg 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. Gatlinburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gatlinburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gatlinburg may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Gatlinburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Gatlinburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.78% of adults in Gatlinburg have a college degree. The per capita income in Gatlinburg in 2022 was $30,425, 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 $121,700 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 Asian. Gatlinburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gatlinburg include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Gatlinburg's cultural character, accounting for 19.79% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Gatlinburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
