Collegedale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,379 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Collegedale is the 103rd largest community in Tennessee.

Collegedale is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Collegedale is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collegedale who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.24%), healthcare (9.97%), and teaching (9.64%).

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

Collegedale is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Collegedale to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Collegedale spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.26 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Collegedale is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Collegedale Information and Demographics

The education level of Collegedale citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 37.72% of adults in Collegedale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Collegedale in 2000 was $18,604, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,416 for a family of four.

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

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