Dandridge is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,617 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dandridge is the 167th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns, Dandridge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dandridge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dandridge is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dandridge who work in healthcare (16.14%), sales jobs (8.98%), and office and administrative support (8.40%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. 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!) Dandridge 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. Dandridge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dandridge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dandridge may be for you.The rate of college-level education in Dandridge is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.61% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Dandridge in 2022 was $32,840, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,360 for a family of four. However, Dandridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dandridge is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dandridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dandridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dandridge include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Dandridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
