Another notable thing is that Springville is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Springville 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. Springville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Springville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Springville may be for you.
In terms of college education, Springville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.29% of adults 25 and older in Springville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Springville in 2018 was $33,156, 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 $132,624 for a family of four. However, Springville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Springville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Springville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Springville include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Springville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
