Seymour is a medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,705 people and five associated neighborhoods, Seymour is the 39th largest community in Tennessee. Seymour real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Seymour house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Seymour is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Seymour is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seymour who work in office and administrative support (17.27%), management occupations (10.97%), and healthcare (9.90%). Also of interest is that Seymour has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Seymour telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.18% 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 Seymour, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.36 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Seymour overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Seymour, 21.47% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Seymour in 2022 was $40,963, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,852 for a family of four. However, Seymour contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Seymour home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seymour residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Seymour include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Seymour is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
