McKenzie is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,531 people and two associated neighborhoods, McKenzie is the 106th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, McKenzie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McKenzie is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McKenzie who work in teaching (12.36%), food service (12.14%), and sales jobs (10.22%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.69% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in McKenzie, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, McKenzie provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. McKenzie is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, McKenzie is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.39% of adults in McKenzie have a college degree. The per capita income in McKenzie in 2022 was $23,433, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,732 for a family of four. However, McKenzie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McKenzie is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McKenzie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McKenzie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McKenzie include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in McKenzie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
