Decherd is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,420 people and two associated neighborhoods, Decherd is the 200th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Decherd is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Decherd is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Decherd who work in healthcare suport services (20.17%), sales jobs (10.04%), and office and administrative support (8.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The city 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, Decherd has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Decherd a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Decherd does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Decherd have a very low rate of college education: just 8.52% 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 Decherd in 2022 was $21,632, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,528 for a family of four. Decherd is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decherd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decherd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decherd include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Decherd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
