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South Pittsburg, TN

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Overview


South Pittsburg is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,976 people and just one neighborhood, South Pittsburg is the 172nd largest community in Tennessee.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, South Pittsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 55.52% of the South Pittsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, South Pittsburg is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Pittsburg who work in food service (7.81%), personal care services (5.52%), and office and administrative support (5.35%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, South Pittsburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes South Pittsburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

South Pittsburg 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.

Demographics

The citizens of South Pittsburg have a very low rate of college education: just 7.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in South Pittsburg in 2022 was $24,156, 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 $96,624 for a family of four. However, South Pittsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Pittsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Pittsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Pittsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Pittsburg include Irish, English, German, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in South Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 19.8% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in South Pittsburg is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in TN, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.1% of the neighborhoods in Tennessee. If you are considering retiring to Tennessee, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in South Pittsburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 46.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (18.8%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in South Pittsburg, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report German roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (1.8%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (19.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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