Morristown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 31,425 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Morristown is the 27th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Morristown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morristown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Morristown who work in sales jobs (16.18%), office and administrative support (10.53%), and food service (10.06%). The citizens of Morristown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.55% of adults in Morristown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Morristown in 2022 was $24,320, 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 $97,280 for a family of four. However, Morristown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morristown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morristown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morristown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Morristown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morristown include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Morristown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
