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Sewanee, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Sewanee is a Census CDP of 2,936 people across 3.89 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $136,111, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sewanee
What Sewanee is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.89 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land755
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin 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.
Sewanee
How many people live in Sewanee
- Population2,936
- Median age21.5
- Population under 18167 plus or minus 73
- Share under 185.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Population 65 and over375 plus or minus 120
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households456 plus or minus 117
- Family households325 plus or minus 75
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent plus or minus 24.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sewanee
Income and work in Sewanee
- Median household income$136,111 plus or minus $39,569
- Per capita income$24,935 plus or minus $5,388
- Civilian labor force1,462
- Employed1,448
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over841 plus or minus 197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher77.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree45.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sewanee
- Housing units474 plus or minus 119
- Occupied units456 plus or minus 117
- Vacant units18 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied370 plus or minus 100
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate81.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$465,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,173 plus or minus $440
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units449 plus or minus 108
- Share single family94.7 percent plus or minus 33.0
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more5.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sewanee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,167
- Commuting under 15 minutes977 plus or minus 224
- Share commuting under 15 minutes83.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more5.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Drove alone43.5 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked27.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sewanee
SBA loans in Sewanee (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$75,000
- Average approval$75,000
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- 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 Sewanee, 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.
Franklin County, not Sewanee
Franklin County context, not Sewanee figures
- Establishments in Franklin County747
- Covered employment, Franklin County11,619
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$52,979
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County422
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sewanee.
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.
Coverage
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
Sewanee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sewanee, Tennessee?
2,936, in 456 households. Sewanee CDP covers 3.89 square miles of land, which is 755 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sewanee in?
Franklin 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 Sewanee?
$136,111. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $465,500. Median gross rent is $1,173 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sewanee businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $75,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $75,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sewanee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sewanee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sewanee. 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 Sewanee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Franklin 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 Sewanee.
Is zoning published for Sewanee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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