Diversity

2.32k people call Tazewell, Tennessee home, and 99.3% of them are citizens. 1.12% of Tazewell, Tennessee, residents were foreign-born as of the year 2020. (26 people).

Tazewell, Tennessee had 2.13k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were represented by 65 White (Hispanic) and 64 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) persons.

Ethnicity and Race

Tazewell, Tennessee had 2.13k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were represented by 65 White (Hispanic) and 64 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) persons.

Hispanic population: 2.8% in Tazewell, Tennessee (65 people).

Population Born Abroad

1.12% of Tazewell, Tennessee citizens (26 persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Tazewell, Tennessee had a 1.1% percentage of residents who were foreign-born in 2019, which indicates that the rate has been rising.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Tazewell, Tennessee, in 2020 was 43.5. With a median age of 44, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 49. However, the population of Tazewell, Tennessee, is aging. The average age of all people living in Tazewell, Tennessee, in 2019 was 43.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Tazewell, Tennessee's population was 99.3% US citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. Tazewell, Tennessee had 99.4% of its residents who were US citizens in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

Tazewell, Tennessee has 1.14 times more military personnel who served in the Gulf War (2001-) than in any other conflict.

Economy

Tazewell, Tennessee's median household income is $37,431. With a value of $40,039, Census Tract 9708 had the highest median household income in Tazewell, Tennessee in 2020. It was followed by Census Tracts 9707 and 9709, which had values of $36,555 and $33,750, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

758 people are employed in Tazewell, Tennessee's economy. Manufacturing (234 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (160 people), and Retail Trade (89 people) employ the most people in Tazewell, Tennessee. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,458), Manufacturing ($38,750), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,750) are the three industries that pay the highest wages.