Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.30 minutes getting to work every day.
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 22.28% of adults in Newbern having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newbern in 2022 was $25,859, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,436 for a family of four. However, Newbern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newbern is a very 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, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Newbern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
