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Castalian Springs, TN

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Overview


Castalian Springs is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 608 people and just one neighborhood, Castalian Springs is the 322nd largest community in Tennessee.

Castalian Springs real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Castalian Springs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Castalian Springs is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Castalian Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castalian Springs who work in teaching (26.88%), office and administrative support (14.74%), and sales jobs (9.25%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Castalian Springs is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Castalian Springs’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Castalian Springs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Castalian Springs is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.25% of adults in Castalian Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Castalian Springs in 2018 was $37,322, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,288 for a family of four.

The people who call Castalian Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castalian Springs residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Castalian Springs include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Castalian Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 4.2% of college-friendly places to live in the state of Tennessee.

Diversity

Significantly, 1.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Castalian Springs are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 75.2% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 36.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.2%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (8.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Castalian Springs, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.6%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (32.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (83.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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