Farner is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 267 people and just one neighborhood, Farner is the 372nd largest community in Tennessee. Much of the housing stock in Farner was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Farner is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Farner is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farner who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (26.09%), maintenance occupations (23.19%), and food service (17.39%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Overall, Farner’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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!) Farner 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. Farner has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Farner than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Farner may be for you.
One downside of living in Farner, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.81 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Farner doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Farner with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.92% of adults in Farner have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Farner in 2022 was $19,853, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,412 for a family of four. Farner also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Farner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farner residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Farner include Northern European, Irish, English, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Farner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 29 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Farner are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 43.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 33.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (27.2%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.5%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Farner, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (14.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report German roots (3.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.0%), along with some British ancestry residents (2.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (79.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.