La Follette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,197 people and seven associated neighborhoods, La Follette is the 84th largest community in Tennessee.When you are in La Follette, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.59% of La Follette’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, La Follette is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Follette who work in sales jobs (11.59%), office and administrative support (11.37%), and food service (10.95%). La Follette 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.The population of La Follette has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.47% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in La Follette in 2022 was $21,294, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,176 for a family of four. However, La Follette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Follette also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.37% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call La Follette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Follette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Follette include Irish, German, Scottish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in La Follette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
