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.
When you are in Sequatchie, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.33% of Sequatchie’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%).
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, Sequatchie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sequatchie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Sequatchie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.67 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
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.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
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.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 31 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.6% of America.
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.
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 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.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.4%).
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 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.
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.