Tennessee Colony is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,202 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tennessee Colony is the 230th largest community in Texas. Tennessee Colony has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Tennessee Colony, where the median household income is $73,125.00.

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!) Tennessee Colony 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. Tennessee Colony has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tennessee Colony than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tennessee Colony may be for you.

In Tennessee Colony, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In Tennessee Colony, just 8.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Tennessee Colony in 2022 was $16,565, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,260 for a family of four. However, Tennessee Colony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tennessee Colony also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 63.12% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Tennessee Colony is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tennessee Colony home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tennessee Colony residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tennessee Colony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tennessee Colony include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Tennessee Colony is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.