East Ridge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 20,768 people and five constituent neighborhoods, East Ridge is the 35th largest community in Tennessee.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Ridge is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Ridge is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Ridge who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.53%), sales jobs (12.35%), and management occupations (7.58%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Ridge spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.96 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Residents of East Ridge by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.9% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While East Ridge may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Being a small city, East Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

East Ridge Information and Demographics

The education level of East Ridge citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.29% of adults 25 and older in East Ridge have a college degree.

The per capita income in East Ridge in 2000 was $20,346, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,384 for a family of four.

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

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