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Friendsville, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Friendsville is a Census city of 980 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Blount County. Median household income is $69,063, 78.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $125,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Friendsville
What Friendsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land345 plus or minus 91
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlount County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendsville
How many people live in Friendsville
- Population980 plus or minus 259
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18175 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1817.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over162 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households377 plus or minus 91
- Family households237 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent plus or minus 20.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendsville
Income and work in Friendsville
- Median household income$69,063 plus or minus $20,259
- Per capita income$29,338
- Civilian labor force476 plus or minus 136
- Employed462 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over690 plus or minus 156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.9 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendsville
Housing in Friendsville
- Housing units416 plus or minus 92
- Occupied units377 plus or minus 91
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied295 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied82 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate78.2 percent plus or minus 25.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$217,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,357 plus or minus $693
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.6 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Single family units381 plus or minus 90
- Share single family91.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendsville
How Friendsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute435 plus or minus 130
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more165 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone81.2 percent plus or minus 34.0
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendsville
SBA loans in Friendsville (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$125,000
- Average approval$41,667
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friendsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Friendsville
Flood risk in Friendsville
- NFIP communityCity of Friendsville
- NFIP community number470302
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07
The City of Friendsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470302 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blount County, not Friendsville
Blount County context, not Friendsville figures
- Establishments in Blount County2,510
- Covered employment, Blount County56,991
- Average annual pay, Blount County$61,177
- Housing units permitted, Blount County871
Every figure in this section is published for Blount County as a whole and is not a measurement of Friendsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Friendsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Friendsville, Tennessee?
980, in 377 households. Friendsville city covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 345 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Friendsville in?
Blount County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Friendsville?
$69,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,800. Median gross rent is $1,357 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Friendsville businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $125,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friendsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Friendsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Friendsville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Friendsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Friendsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Friendsville, city of, community 470302, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Friendsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blount County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Friendsville.
Is zoning published for Friendsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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