Lenoir City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 12,041 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Lenoir City is the 64th largest community in Tennessee. Lenoir City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lenoir City, where the median household income is $67,259.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.07% 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.
Being a small city, Lenoir City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Lenoir City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.29% of adults 25 and older in Lenoir City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lenoir City in 2022 was $32,936, 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 $131,744 for a family of four. However, Lenoir City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lenoir City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lenoir City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lenoir City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lenoir City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lenoir City include English, Irish, German, Russian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lenoir City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.