Greenbrier is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,951 people and four associated neighborhoods, Greenbrier is the 89th largest community in Tennessee.
Greenbrier real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Greenbrier house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Greenbrier 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: 14.05% 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.
One downside of living in Greenbrier, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work.
Greenbrier is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Greenbrier who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.60% of the adults in Greenbrier have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Greenbrier in 2022 was $31,923, 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 $127,692 for a family of four. However, Greenbrier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Greenbrier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenbrier residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Greenbrier include German, English, Irish, Russian, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Greenbrier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.