Because there are quite a few people attending college in McDonald, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, McDonald provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, McDonald has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes McDonald a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, McDonald doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of McDonald citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.34% of adults in McDonald have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in McDonald in 2022 was $33,379, 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 $133,516 for a family of four. However, McDonald contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call McDonald home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McDonald residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in McDonald include English, Scots-Irish, German, Dutch, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in McDonald is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Langs. of India.
