Antioch is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 51,659 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Antioch is the 9th largest community in Tennessee.

Unlike some towns, Antioch isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Antioch are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Antioch is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Antioch who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.69%), sales jobs (12.16%), and management occupations (9.60%).

Also of interest is that Antioch has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One thing noticeable about Antioch, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Antioch is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Antioch a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One notable thing about Antioch is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Antioch is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.7% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Antioch Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Antioch citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.30% of adults in Antioch have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Antioch in 2000 was $22,386, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,544 for a family of four.

Antioch is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Antioch home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Antioch is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Antioch include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Antioch is English. Some people also speak Spanish.