Newbern is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,247 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newbern is the 166th largest community in Tennessee.

Also of interest is that Newbern has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 town, Newbern does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Newbern are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.90% of adults in Newbern having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newbern in 2022 was $28,462, 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 $113,848 for a family of four. However, Newbern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Newbern is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Newbern home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newbern residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newbern include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Newbern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.