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!) North Tazewell 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. North Tazewell has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Tazewell than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Tazewell may be for you.
Being a small town, North Tazewell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, North Tazewell ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in North Tazewell in 2022 was $27,136, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,544 for a family of four. However, North Tazewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Tazewell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Tazewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Tazewell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Tazewell include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in North Tazewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
