Piney Flats is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,540 people and just one neighborhood, Piney Flats is the 93rd largest community in Tennessee. Piney Flats 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 Piney Flats, where the median household income is $90,441.00.
Piney Flats real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Piney Flats house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Piney Flats isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Piney Flats are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Piney Flats is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Piney Flats who work in business and financial occupations (11.45%), management occupations (10.70%), and sales jobs (10.01%).
Also of interest is that Piney Flats has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Piney Flats telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Piney Flats doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Piney Flats are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.26% of adults in Piney Flats have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Piney Flats in 2022 was $44,324, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,296 for a family of four. However, Piney Flats contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Piney Flats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piney Flats residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Piney Flats include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Piney Flats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Piney Flats, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 4.3% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Tennessee.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Piney Flats are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 45.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 23.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.7%), and 8.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Piney Flats, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.5%), and residents who report English roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (7.7%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.