About Rossville

Rossville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,096 people and just one neighborhood, Rossville is the 240th largest community in Tennessee.

When you are in Rossville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.9% of Rossville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Rossville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rossville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.64%), sales jobs (10.21%), and management occupations (5.77%).

In Rossville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Rossville is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Rossville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.13% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Rossville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Rossville have a very low rate of college education: just 9.03% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Rossville in 2000 was $16,616, which is middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,464 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Rossville is English.