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Monteagle, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Monteagle is a Census town of 1,926 people across 9.04 square miles of land, lying across Grundy County and Marion County and Franklin County. Median household income is $63,438, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Monteagle
What Monteagle is
- Census place typetown
- Land area9.04 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land213 plus or minus 43
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrundy County, 44.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inGrundy County 44.3 percent, Marion County 37.2 percent, Franklin County 18.5 percent
Monteagle crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monteagle
How many people live in Monteagle
- Population1,926 plus or minus 393
- Median age43.0
- Population under 18432 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over546 plus or minus 132
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent
- Households726
- Family households496 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families68.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Monteagle
- Median household income$63,438 plus or minus $15,978
- Per capita income$32,858
- Civilian labor force773 plus or minus 205
- Employed694 plus or minus 181
- Unemployed79 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over1,346
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Monteagle
- Housing units896
- Occupied units726
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate19.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied516 plus or minus 110
- Renter occupied210 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$309,500 plus or minus $71,629
- Median gross rent, monthly$762
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units691
- Share single family77.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more167 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Monteagle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute576 plus or minus 165
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more200 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone69.6 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home14.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monteagle
Flood risk in Monteagle
- NFIP communityTown of Monteagle
- NFIP community number470309
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09(M)
The Town of Monteagle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470309 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.
Grundy County, not Monteagle
Grundy County context, not Monteagle figures
- Establishments in Grundy County162
- Covered employment, Grundy County2,070
- Average annual pay, Grundy County$39,399
- Housing units permitted, Grundy County16
Every figure in this section is published for Grundy County as a whole and is not a measurement of Monteagle.
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
Monteagle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Monteagle, Tennessee?
1,926, in 726 households. Monteagle town covers 9.04 square miles of land, which is 213 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Monteagle in?
Monteagle lies in more than one. By area it is 44.3 percent in Grundy County, 37.2 percent in Marion County, 18.5 percent in Franklin County. This page sits under Grundy County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Monteagle?
$63,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $309,500. Median gross rent is $762 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Monteagle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Monteagle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Monteagle, town of, community 470309, 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 Monteagle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grundy 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 Monteagle.
Is zoning published for Monteagle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.