About South Pittsburg

South Pittsburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,227 people and just one neighborhood, South Pittsburg is the 104th largest community in Tennessee.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, South Pittsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.6% of the South Pittsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, South Pittsburg is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in South Pittsburg who work in sales jobs (11.12%), office and administrative support jobs (11.01%), and food service (5.47%).

South Pittsburg 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 South Pittsburg, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.98% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, South Pittsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

South Pittsburg Information and Demographics

The population of South Pittsburg has a very low overall level of education: only 8.95% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in South Pittsburg in 2000 was $15,973, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,892 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in South Pittsburg is English.