Dandridge is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,617 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dandridge is the 167th largest community in Tennessee.Dandridge is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dandridge is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dandridge who work in healthcare (15.87%), office and administrative support (8.96%), and sales jobs (8.25%). A relatively large number of people in Dandridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.70% 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dandridge has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dandridge a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Dandridge are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.71% of adults in Dandridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Dandridge in 2022 was $33,114, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,456 for a family of four. However, Dandridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dandridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dandridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dandridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dandridge include English, Irish, German, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Dandridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
