It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Erin 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. Erin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Erin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Erin may be for you.
The percentage of people in Erin with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.65% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Erin in 2022 was $21,730, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,920 for a family of four. However, Erin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Erin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erin include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Erin is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
