It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dandridge has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dandridge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dandridge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dandridge may be for you.
The percentage of adults in Dandridge with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.71% of adults in Dandridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dandridge in 2018 was $33,114, 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 $132,456 for a family of four. However, Dandridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dandridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dandridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dandridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dandridge include English, Irish, German, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dandridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
