Townsend is a tiny city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 616 people and two associated neighborhoods, Townsend is the 328th largest community in Tennessee. Townsend real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Townsend house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Townsend isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Townsend are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Townsend is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Townsend who work in maintenance occupations (25.90%), healthcare (10.84%), and sales jobs (10.24%). Another notable thing is that Townsend 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!) Townsend 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. Townsend has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Townsend than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Townsend may be for you. Townsend is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Townsend is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.20% of adults in Townsend have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Townsend in 2022 was $38,424, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,696 for a family of four. However, Townsend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Townsend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Townsend residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Townsend include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Townsend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
