North Tazewell is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,095 people and two associated neighborhoods, North Tazewell is the 137th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Tazewell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Tazewell is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Tazewell who work in sales jobs (13.35%), office and administrative support (9.40%), and community and social services (6.63%). It is a fairly quiet town 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!) North Tazewell 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. North Tazewell has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Tazewell than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Tazewell may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, North Tazewell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in North Tazewell is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.42% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in North Tazewell in 2022 was $32,251, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,004 for a family of four. However, North Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Tazewell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Tazewell include Irish, English, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in North Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
