Tennessee Colony is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,421 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tennessee Colony is the 230th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Tennessee Colony, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Tennessee Colony, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Tennessee Colony’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Tennessee Colony does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,483.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Tennessee Colony is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.24% of the Tennessee Colony workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Tennessee Colony is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tennessee Colony who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (10.21%), office and administrative support (9.16%), and healthcare (7.85%). 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, Tennessee Colony has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Tennessee Colony a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The population of Tennessee Colony has a very low overall level of education: only 8.08% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Tennessee Colony in 2022 was $15,834, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,336 for a family of four. However, Tennessee Colony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tennessee Colony also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 60.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.Tennessee Colony is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tennessee Colony home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tennessee Colony residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tennessee Colony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tennessee Colony include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tennessee Colony is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
