Another notable thing is that Gatlinburg 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.
The city 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, Gatlinburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gatlinburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Gatlinburg 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 education level of Gatlinburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.78% of adults in Gatlinburg have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gatlinburg in 2022 was $30,425, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,700 for a family of four. However, Gatlinburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gatlinburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gatlinburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gatlinburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gatlinburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gatlinburg include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
In addition, Gatlinburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.79%).
The most common language spoken in Gatlinburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
