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Sequatchie, TN

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Overview


Sequatchie is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 622 people and just one neighborhood, Sequatchie is the 320th largest community in Tennessee.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sequatchie is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.33% of the Sequatchie workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sequatchie is a town of transportation and shipping workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sequatchie who work in management occupations (35.96%), architecture and engineering (17.98%), and food service (6.74%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sequatchie has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sequatchie has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sequatchie than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sequatchie may be for you.

One downside of living in Sequatchie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sequatchie, the average commute to work is 37.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite the fact that it is a small town, Sequatchie has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly a streetcar - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.

Demographics

The citizens of Sequatchie have a very low rate of college education: just 8.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Sequatchie in 2022 was $21,597, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,388 for a family of four. However, Sequatchie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sequatchie also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 49.03% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Sequatchie is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 31 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 2.4% have British ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sequatchie are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 45.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.1%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.4%).

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 Sequatchie, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.4%). There are also a number of people of Scottish ancestry (6.4%), and residents who report German roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.1%), along with some British ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (41.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (82.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.2%) . 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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