Pigeon Forge is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,215 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pigeon Forge is the 93rd largest community in Tennessee.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Pigeon Forge is worth considering.
Being a small city, Pigeon Forge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Pigeon Forge has a very low overall level of education: only 9.97% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Pigeon Forge in 2022 was $23,481, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,924 for a family of four. However, Pigeon Forge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pigeon Forge is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pigeon Forge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pigeon Forge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pigeon Forge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pigeon Forge include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and Scots-Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pigeon Forge's cultural character, accounting for 17.10% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pigeon Forge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.