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Townsend, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Townsend is a Census city of 701 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Blount County. Median household income is $85,921, 86.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Townsend
What Townsend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land352 plus or minus 144
- 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.
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How many people live in Townsend
- Population701 plus or minus 287
- Median age38.1 plus or minus 15.5
- Population under 18143 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over27.8 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Households300 plus or minus 108
- Family households219 plus or minus 100
- Share of households that are families73.0 percent plus or minus 20.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Townsend
- Median household income$85,921
- Per capita income$38,042
- Civilian labor force248 plus or minus 129
- Employed220 plus or minus 118
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate11.3 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Adults 25 and over468 plus or minus 165
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent plus or minus 43.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Townsend
- Housing units490 plus or minus 125
- Occupied units300 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units190 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate38.8 percent
- Owner occupied260 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate86.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$370,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,347
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units332 plus or minus 110
- Share single family67.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Units in buildings of two or more149 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Townsend gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute215 plus or minus 117
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.8 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.3 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Drove alone91.4 percent plus or minus 69.0
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Townsend (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$382,000
- Average approval$382,000
- Median approval$382,000
- Largest approval$382,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Townsend, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Townsend
- NFIP communityCity of Townsend
- NFIP community number470281
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07
The City of Townsend participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470281 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 Townsend
Blount County context, not Townsend 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 Townsend.
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
Townsend questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Townsend, Tennessee?
701, in 300 households. Townsend city covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 352 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Townsend 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 Townsend?
$85,921. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $370,700. Median gross rent is $1,347 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Townsend in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Townsend appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Townsend, city of, community 470281, 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 Townsend 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 Townsend.
Is zoning published for Townsend?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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