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Somerville, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Somerville is a Census town of 3,466 people across 13.57 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $44,310, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Somerville
What Somerville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area13.57 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land255
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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 Somerville
- Population3,466
- Median age38.0
- Population under 18922 plus or minus 243
- Share under 1826.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over667 plus or minus 199
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households1,242
- Family households864
- Share of households that are families69.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Somerville
- Median household income$44,310
- Per capita income$25,420 plus or minus $5,588
- Civilian labor force1,339
- Employed1,313
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over2,263
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Somerville
- Housing units1,395
- Occupied units1,242
- Vacant units153 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied689
- Renter occupied553 plus or minus 182
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$312,900 plus or minus $69,072
- Median gross rent, monthly$710 plus or minus $380
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Single family units925
- Share single family66.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more458 plus or minus 182
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Somerville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,173
- Commuting under 15 minutes582 plus or minus 214
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.6 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more475 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Somerville (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,016,000
- Average approval$403,200
- Median approval$455,000
- Largest approval$610,000
- Jobs supported64
- Jobs per approval12.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Somerville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Somerville
- NFIP communityTown of Somerville
- NFIP community number470051
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/08
The Town of Somerville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470051 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.
Fayette County, not Somerville
Fayette County context, not Somerville figures
- Establishments in Fayette County690
- Covered employment, Fayette County8,093
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$57,079
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County225
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Somerville.
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
Somerville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Somerville, Tennessee?
3,466, in 1,242 households. Somerville town covers 13.57 square miles of land, which is 255 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Somerville in?
Fayette 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 Somerville?
$44,310. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $312,900. Median gross rent is $710 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Somerville businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $455,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Somerville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Somerville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Somerville. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Somerville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Somerville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Somerville, town of, community 470051, 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 Somerville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette 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 Somerville.
Is zoning published for Somerville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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