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Roan Mountain, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Roan Mountain is a Census CDP of 797 people across 6.63 square miles of land, in Carter County. Median household income is $55,625, 92.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roan Mountain
What Roan Mountain is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land120 plus or minus 32
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarter 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 Roan Mountain
- Population797 plus or minus 213
- Median age45.9 plus or minus 12.1
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1811.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over179 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households318 plus or minus 85
- Family households244 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families76.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Roan Mountain
- Median household income$55,625
- Per capita income$30,875 plus or minus $7,563
- Civilian labor force361 plus or minus 137
- Employed347 plus or minus 136
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over679 plus or minus 169
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Roan Mountain
- Housing units413 plus or minus 101
- Occupied units318 plus or minus 85
- Vacant units95 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate23.0 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Owner occupied294 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate92.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,200 plus or minus $33,253
- Single family units306 plus or minus 79
- Share single family74.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more8.0 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Roan Mountain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute344 plus or minus 137
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more211 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.3 percent plus or minus 34.4
- Drove alone73.2 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Carpooled20.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Roan Mountain (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roan Mountain, 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.
Carter County, not Roan Mountain
Carter County context, not Roan Mountain figures
- Establishments in Carter County751
- Covered employment, Carter County12,025
- Average annual pay, Carter County$47,576
- Housing units permitted, Carter County177
Every figure in this section is published for Carter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roan Mountain.
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
Roan Mountain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roan Mountain, Tennessee?
797, in 318 households. Roan Mountain CDP covers 6.63 square miles of land, which is 120 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roan Mountain in?
Carter 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 Roan Mountain?
$55,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roan Mountain businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roan Mountain, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roan Mountain borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roan Mountain. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Roan Mountain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carter 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 Roan Mountain.
Is zoning published for Roan Mountain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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