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South Pittsburg city, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
South Pittsburg city is a Census city of 3,013 people across 8.22 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $57,865, 65.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $370,000.
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South Pittsburg
What South Pittsburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land367
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion 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.
South Pittsburg
How many people live in South Pittsburg
- Population3,013
- Median age49.5
- Population under 18569 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over653 plus or minus 171
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households1,229
- Family households861
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Pittsburg
Income and work in South Pittsburg
- Median household income$57,865 plus or minus $13,752
- Per capita income$27,847
- Civilian labor force1,410
- Employed1,242
- Unemployed168 plus or minus 119
- Unemployment rate11.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over2,240
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Pittsburg
Housing in South Pittsburg
- Housing units1,528
- Occupied units1,229
- Vacant units299 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied807
- Renter occupied422 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate65.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,100 plus or minus $45,755
- Median gross rent, monthly$643 plus or minus $332
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units1,232
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more150 plus or minus 91
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes146 plus or minus 61
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Pittsburg
How South Pittsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,156
- Commuting under 15 minutes322 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more509 plus or minus 212
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.0 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Drove alone63.2 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Carpooled29.5 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Pittsburg
SBA loans in South Pittsburg (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$370,000
- Average approval$185,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Pittsburg
SBA loans in South Pittsburg (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,552,000
- Average approval$2,552,000
- Median approval$2,552,000
- Largest approval$2,552,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Marion County, not South Pittsburg
Marion County context, not South Pittsburg figures
These are Marion County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as South Pittsburg measurements.
- Establishments in Marion County482
- Employment at those establishments, Marion County6,649
- Covered employment, Marion County8,355
- Average annual pay, Marion County$50,930
- Average weekly wage, Marion County$979
- Housing units permitted, Marion County226
- Of those, single family, Marion County226
- County product, 2024, Marion County$1,191,804,000
- County product change over the prior year, Marion County5.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Marion County$81,882
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Pittsburg. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
South Pittsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Pittsburg, Tennessee?
3,013, in 1,229 households. South Pittsburg city covers 8.22 square miles of land, which is 367 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Pittsburg in?
Marion 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 South Pittsburg?
$57,865. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,100. Median gross rent is $643 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Pittsburg businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totalling $370,000, across 2 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Pittsburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Pittsburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for South Pittsburg. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page South Pittsburg figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion 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 South Pittsburg.
Is zoning published for South Pittsburg?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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