It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Decherd 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. Decherd has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Decherd than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Decherd may be for you.
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.
The citizens of Decherd have a very low rate of college education: just 9.08% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Decherd in 2022 was $21,313, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,252 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.
