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Collegedale, TN
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Collegedale profile


Living in Collegedale



Collegedale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 11,255 people and three constituent 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 $64,042.00.

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.

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: 14.70% 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.

Collegedale is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Collegedale area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Collegedale maintain a good economy.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Collegedale. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Collegedale.

The citizens of Collegedale are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.51% 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 2018 was $33,137, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,548 for a family of four. However, Collegedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Collegedale is an extremely 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 13.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Collegedale include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Collegedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.


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