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Santa Fe, TN

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Overview

Santa Fe is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,872 people and just one neighborhood, Santa Fe is the 152nd largest community in Tennessee. Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, where the median household income is $74,810.00.

Santa Fe real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Santa Fe house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Santa Fe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Santa Fe is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Fe who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), sales jobs (12.71%), and healthcare (9.52%).

Also of interest is that Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.17% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Santa Fe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Santa Fe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Santa Fe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Santa Fe, the average commute to work is 35.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Santa Fe doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Santa Fe with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.95% of adults in Santa Fe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Santa Fe in 2022 was $37,981, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,924 for a family of four. However, Santa Fe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Santa Fe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Santa Fe, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Korean at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Santa Fe are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 75.8% of America'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, 37.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 20.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.4%), and 19.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households. Some people also speak Korean (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Santa Fe, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.8%), and residents who report German roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of British ancestry (2.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.9%) 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.

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