Oliver Springs is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,433 people and two associated neighborhoods, Oliver Springs is the 170th largest community in Tennessee.Oliver Springs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Oliver Springs is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oliver Springs who work in healthcare (16.38%), office and administrative support (8.15%), and business and financial occupations (7.16%). Also of interest is that Oliver Springs 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: 7.40% 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, Oliver Springs is worth considering. Being a small town, Oliver Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Oliver Springs with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Oliver Springs in 2022 was $25,413, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,652 for a family of four. However, Oliver Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Oliver Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oliver Springs residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Oliver Springs include Irish, English, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Oliver Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
