Pigeon Forge is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,357 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pigeon Forge is the 93rd largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pigeon Forge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pigeon Forge is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pigeon Forge who work in management occupations (18.00%), food service (17.81%), and sales jobs (16.52%). Pigeon Forge 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 percentage of people in Pigeon Forge with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.48% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pigeon Forge in 2022 was $23,857, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,428 for a family of four. However, Pigeon Forge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pigeon Forge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pigeon Forge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pigeon Forge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pigeon Forge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pigeon Forge include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. Foreign born people are also an important part of Pigeon Forge's cultural character, accounting for 19.40% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Pigeon Forge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
