Big Rock is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 291 people and just one neighborhood, Big Rock is the 366th largest community in Tennessee.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Big Rock is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.07% of the Big Rock workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Big Rock is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Rock who work in management occupations (20.66%), sales jobs (14.05%), and office and administrative support (13.22%).
Big Rock is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Big Rock’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Big Rock is worth considering.
One downside of living in Big Rock is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Big Rock, the average commute to work is 32.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Big Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Big Rock, just 8.24% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Big Rock in 2018 was $31,742, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,968 for a family of four.
The people who call Big Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Rock residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Big Rock include Irish, English, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Big Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Big Rock are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 2.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 73.5% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 30.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.1%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.2%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Big Rock, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (4.1%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (86.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
