It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Tennessee Colony 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. Tennessee Colony has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tennessee Colony than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tennessee Colony may be for you.
The citizens of Tennessee Colony have a very low rate of college education: just 8.08% 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 Tennessee Colony in 2022 was $15,834, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,336 for a family of four. However, Tennessee Colony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tennessee Colony also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 60.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Tennessee Colony is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tennessee Colony home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tennessee Colony residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tennessee Colony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tennessee Colony include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tennessee Colony is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
