The city 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, Parsons has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Parsons a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 6.64% 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 2022 was $24,105, 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 $96,420 for a family of four. However, Parsons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Parsons is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 German, English, Irish, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Parsons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
