Tellico Plains is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 777 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tellico Plains is the 305th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Tellico Plains is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.23% of the Tellico Plains workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Tellico Plains is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tellico Plains who work in office and administrative support (15.95%), teaching (11.65%), and management occupations (8.61%). 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, Tellico Plains has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Tellico Plains a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Tellico Plains is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tellico Plains, the average commute to work is 31.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Tellico Plains doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Tellico Plains with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.92% of adults in Tellico Plains have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tellico Plains in 2022 was $21,932, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,728 for a family of four. However, Tellico Plains contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tellico Plains is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tellico Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tellico Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Tellico Plains include Irish, English, German, Greek, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Tellico Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
