About Sequatchie

Sequatchie is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,762 people and just one neighborhood, Sequatchie is the 259th largest community in Tennessee.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sequatchie is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 61.9% of the Sequatchie workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Sequatchie is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Sequatchie who work in business and financial occupations (6.63%), office and administrative support jobs (4.94%), and sales jobs (4.29%).

In Sequatchie, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.10 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Sequatchie is a very car-oriented town. 100% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sequatchie is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Sequatchie has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Sequatchie Information and Demographics

The population of Sequatchie has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 6.50% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sequatchie in 2000 was $12,339, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,356 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Sequatchie is English.