Being a small city, La Follette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of La Follette has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.47% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in La Follette in 2022 was $21,294, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,176 for a family of four. However, La Follette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Follette also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.37% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call La Follette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Follette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Follette include Irish, German, Scottish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in La Follette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
