Charlotte is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,674 people and two associated neighborhoods, Charlotte is the 240th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Charlotte is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.04% of the Charlotte workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Charlotte is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlotte who work in office and administrative support (17.63%), management occupations (9.19%), and healthcare (9.04%). A relatively large number of people in Charlotte telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.27% 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. One downside of living in Charlotte is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Charlotte, the average commute to work is 33.37 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Charlotte is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Charlotte with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Charlotte in 2022 was $26,636, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,544 for a family of four. However, Charlotte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charlotte is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Charlotte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charlotte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charlotte include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Charlotte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
