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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Antioch is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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.

"If you live in Antioch, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Antioch residents do (97.7%). Antioch is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Antioch Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Antioch is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.30% of adults in Antioch have a college degree.

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.