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Niota, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Niota is a Census city of 735 people across 2.30 square miles of land, in McMinn County. Median household income is $61,528, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $72,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Niota
What Niota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land320 plus or minus 95
- 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.
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How many people live in Niota
- Population735 plus or minus 218
- Median age37.1 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18168 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1822.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households289 plus or minus 66
- Family households162 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Niota
- Median household income$61,528 plus or minus $19,130
- Per capita income$25,795 plus or minus $5,175
- Civilian labor force390 plus or minus 124
- Employed369 plus or minus 116
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over523 plus or minus 151
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Niota
- Housing units323 plus or minus 72
- Occupied units289 plus or minus 66
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied215 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied74 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,300 plus or minus $63,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,007
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units257 plus or minus 68
- Share single family79.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Niota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute347 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes106 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone83.7 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Niota (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$72,600
- Average approval$72,600
- Median approval$72,600
- Largest approval$72,600
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Niota, 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.
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Flood risk in Niota
- NFIP communityCity of Niota
- NFIP community number470312
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The City of Niota participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470312 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 Niota
McMinn County context, not Niota 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 Niota.
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
Niota questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Niota, Tennessee?
735, in 289 households. Niota city covers 2.30 square miles of land, which is 320 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Niota 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 Niota?
$61,528. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,300. Median gross rent is $1,007 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Niota businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $72,600 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $72,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niota, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Niota borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Niota. 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.
Is Niota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Niota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Niota, city of, community 470312, 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 Niota 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 Niota.
Is zoning published for Niota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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