About Belle Meade

Belle Meade is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,935 people and just one neighborhood, Belle Meade is the 188th largest community in Tennessee.

Belle Meade is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Belle Meade is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belle Meade who work in management occupations (27.60%), sales jobs (17.38%), and healthcare (9.41%).

Of important note, Belle Meade is also a city of artists. Belle Meade has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Belle Meade's character.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Belle Meade. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Belle Meade.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Belle Meade is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Belle Meade is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Belle Meade's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Belle Meade spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.47 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Belle Meade doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Belle Meade Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Belle Meade is a pretty powerful place. 76.78% of the adults in Belle Meade have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Belle Meade in 2000 was $104,908, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $419,632 for a family of four. However, Belle Meade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Belle Meade home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belle Meade is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belle Meade include English, German, Irish, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Belle Meade is English.