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Etowah, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Etowah is a Census city of 3,658 people across 2.83 square miles of land, in McMinn County. Median household income is $39,291, 61.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Etowah
What Etowah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,294
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcMinn 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.
Etowah
How many people live in Etowah
- Population3,658
- Median age42.6
- Population under 18913 plus or minus 280
- Share under 1825.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over842 plus or minus 192
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households1,524
- Family households870
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Etowah
Income and work in Etowah
- Median household income$39,291 plus or minus $10,909
- Per capita income$26,863
- Civilian labor force1,356
- Employed1,205
- Unemployed151 plus or minus 116
- Unemployment rate11.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over2,539
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Etowah
Housing in Etowah
- Housing units1,895
- Occupied units1,524
- Vacant units371 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied933
- Renter occupied591 plus or minus 189
- Ownership rate61.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$741 plus or minus $181
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Single family units1,646
- Share single family86.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more206 plus or minus 103
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Etowah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,097 plus or minus 219
- Commuting under 15 minutes446 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more333 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Etowah
SBA loans in Etowah (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,547,000
- Average approval$1,547,000
- Median approval$1,547,000
- Largest approval$1,547,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Etowah, 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.
Etowah
Flood risk in Etowah
- NFIP communityCity of Etowah
- NFIP community number470273
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07(M)
The City of Etowah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470273 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.
McMinn County, not Etowah
McMinn County context, not Etowah figures
- Establishments in McMinn County935
- Covered employment, McMinn County17,207
- Average annual pay, McMinn County$50,929
- Housing units permitted, McMinn County38
Every figure in this section is published for McMinn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Etowah.
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
Etowah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Etowah, Tennessee?
3,658, in 1,524 households. Etowah city covers 2.83 square miles of land, which is 1,294 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Etowah in?
McMinn 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 Etowah?
$39,291. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,800. Median gross rent is $741 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Etowah businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,547,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Etowah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Etowah borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Etowah. 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 Etowah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Etowah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Etowah, city of, community 470273, 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 Etowah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McMinn 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 Etowah.
Is zoning published for Etowah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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