It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Parsons has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Parsons has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Parsons than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Parsons may be for you.
Parsons is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Parsons, just 7.17% 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 Parsons in 2018 was $23,921, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,684 for a family of four. However, Parsons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Parsons home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parsons residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Parsons include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Parsons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
