Collegedale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 11,476 people and three associated neighborhoods, Collegedale is the 58th largest community in Tennessee. Collegedale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Collegedale, where the median household income is $64,905.00. Collegedale real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Collegedale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Collegedale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Collegedale is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collegedale who work in office and administrative support (14.54%), healthcare (10.84%), and management occupations (10.48%). Also of interest is that Collegedale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.76% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Collegedale is a college town. There are a lot of students in Collegedale attending college, and as a result Collegedale provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Being a small city, Collegedale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Collegedale are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.65% of adults in Collegedale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Collegedale in 2022 was $37,448, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,792 for a family of four. However, Collegedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Collegedale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Collegedale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Collegedale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Collegedale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Collegedale include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Collegedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
