Tazewell is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,380 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tazewell is the 201st largest community in Tennessee.
Residents will find that the town 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, Tazewell is worth considering.
Being a small town, Tazewell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Tazewell who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.38% of the adults in Tazewell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tazewell in 2022 was $27,487, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,948 for a family of four. However, Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tazewell also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tazewell include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.