Another notable thing is that Townsend is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Townsend’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
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!) Townsend 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. Townsend has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Townsend than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Townsend may be for you.
Townsend 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 education level of Townsend citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.20% of adults in Townsend have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Townsend in 2022 was $38,424, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,696 for a family of four. However, Townsend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Townsend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Townsend residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Townsend include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Townsend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
