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Woodlawn, TN

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Overview


Woodlawn is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 4,555 people and just one neighborhood, Woodlawn is the 139th largest community in Tennessee.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Woodlawn isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Woodlawn are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodlawn is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodlawn who work in office and administrative support (12.33%), healthcare (11.11%), and business and financial occupations (10.07%).

Woodlawn is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Woodlawn, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

A relatively large number of people in Woodlawn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.65% 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

Because of many things, Woodlawn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Woodlawn a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Woodlawn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Woodlawn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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!) Woodlawn 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. Woodlawn has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Woodlawn than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Woodlawn may be for you.

One downside of living in Woodlawn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.64 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The citizens of Woodlawn are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.13% of adults in Woodlawn having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Woodlawn in 2022 was $38,862, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,448 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Woodlawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 39.8% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Occupations

With 3.3% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 97.9% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Tennessee for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.7% of college-friendly places to live in TN. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

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 Woodlawn are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 70.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.7% 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 54.1% of America'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, 41.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Woodlawn, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.1%), and residents who report German roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.8%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 (5.5%) . 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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