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Bean Station, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Bean Station is a Census city of 3,016 people across 5.92 square miles of land, in Grainger County. Median household income is $44,785, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bean Station
What Bean Station is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land510
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrainger County, 99.5 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 Bean Station
- Population3,016
- Median age48.3
- Population under 18441 plus or minus 158
- Share under 1814.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over712 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households1,205
- Family households880
- Share of households that are families73.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bean Station
- Median household income$44,785
- Per capita income$24,488
- Civilian labor force1,319
- Employed1,309
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over2,491
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bean Station
- Housing units1,431
- Occupied units1,205
- Vacant units226 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied988
- Renter occupied217 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$598 plus or minus $319
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units1,012
- Share single family70.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes419 plus or minus 153
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bean Station gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,180
- Commuting under 15 minutes203 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more472 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.0 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bean Station (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,707,000
- Average approval$569,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$1,592,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bean Station, 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 Bean Station
- NFIP communityTown of Bean Station
- NFIP community number470440
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/08
The Town of Bean Station participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470440 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.
Grainger County, not Bean Station
Grainger County context, not Bean Station figures
- Establishments in Grainger County258
- Covered employment, Grainger County4,301
- Average annual pay, Grainger County$54,454
- Housing units permitted, Grainger County68
Every figure in this section is published for Grainger County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bean Station.
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
Bean Station questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bean Station, Tennessee?
3,016, in 1,205 households. Bean Station city covers 5.92 square miles of land, which is 510 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bean Station in?
Grainger County, which holds 99.5 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bean Station?
$44,785. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,600. Median gross rent is $598 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bean Station businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bean Station, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bean Station borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bean Station. 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 Bean Station in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bean Station appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bean Station, town of, community 470440, 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 Bean Station figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grainger 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 Bean Station.
Is zoning published for Bean Station?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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