Alcoa is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 13,588 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alcoa is the 59th largest community in Tennessee. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Alcoa, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Alcoa, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Alcoa’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Alcoa does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,714.00.

Alcoa real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Alcoa house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Alcoa telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.24% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The education level of Alcoa citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.09% of adults in Alcoa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alcoa in 2022 was $40,886, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,544 for a family of four. However, Alcoa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alcoa is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alcoa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alcoa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alcoa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alcoa include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Alcoa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.