Seymour is a medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,705 people and five associated neighborhoods, Seymour is the 39th largest community in Tennessee. Seymour real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Seymour house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Seymour isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Seymour are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Seymour is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seymour who work in office and administrative support (17.27%), management occupations (10.97%), and healthcare (9.90%). Also of interest is that Seymour has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Seymour is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Seymour, the average commute to work is 32.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Seymour overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Seymour, 21.47% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Seymour in 2022 was $40,963, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,852 for a family of four. However, Seymour contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Seymour home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seymour residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Seymour include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Seymour is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
