Decherd is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,420 people and two associated neighborhoods, Decherd is the 200th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Decherd isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Decherd are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Decherd is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Decherd who work in healthcare suport services (20.17%), sales jobs (10.04%), and office and administrative support (8.66%). A relatively large number of people in Decherd telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 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, Decherd has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Decherd a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Decherd 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 Decherd, just 8.52% 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 Decherd in 2022 was $21,632, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,528 for a family of four. Decherd is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decherd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decherd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decherd include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Decherd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
