Westmoreland is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,885 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westmoreland is the 185th largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Westmoreland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.42% of Westmoreland’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Westmoreland is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westmoreland who work in healthcare (9.67%), sales jobs (6.92%), and management occupations (6.77%). Overall, Westmoreland’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Westmoreland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Westmoreland, the average commute to work is 34.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Westmoreland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Westmoreland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.03% of adults in Westmoreland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Westmoreland in 2022 was $32,280, 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 $129,120 for a family of four. However, Westmoreland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Westmoreland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westmoreland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westmoreland include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Westmoreland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
