Alcoa is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 11,803 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alcoa is the 59th largest community in Tennessee. Alcoa real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Alcoa house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Alcoa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Alcoa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alcoa is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alcoa who work in office and administrative support (12.86%), sales jobs (9.14%), and management occupations (8.30%). Also of interest is that Alcoa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.12% 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. The education level of Alcoa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.39% of adults in Alcoa have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Alcoa in 2022 was $33,389, 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 $133,556 for a family of four. However, Alcoa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alcoa is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alcoa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alcoa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alcoa include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Alcoa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
