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Ducktown is a Census city of 456 people across 2.64 square miles of land, in Polk County. 52.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ducktown
What Ducktown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land173 plus or minus 69
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
Ducktown
How many people live in Ducktown
- Population456 plus or minus 183
- Median age57.6
- Population under 1849 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1810.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over122 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over26.8 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Households239 plus or minus 133
- Family households94 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families39.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ducktown
Income and work in Ducktown
- Per capita income$25,261 plus or minus $8,518
- Civilian labor force158 plus or minus 102
- Employed147 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over380 plus or minus 151
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ducktown
Housing in Ducktown
- Housing units300 plus or minus 138
- Occupied units239 plus or minus 133
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied125 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied114 plus or minus 127
- Ownership rate52.3 percent plus or minus 38.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,100 plus or minus $88,569
- Median gross rent, monthly$577
- Single family units193 plus or minus 71
- Share single family64.3 percent plus or minus 38.0
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 127
- Share in buildings of two or more34.7 percent plus or minus 39.1
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ducktown
How Ducktown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute133 plus or minus 88
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more61 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.9 percent plus or minus 35.9
- Drove alone90.2 percent plus or minus 88.6
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ducktown
Flood risk in Ducktown
- NFIP communityCity of Ducktown
- NFIP community number470460
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Ducktown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470460 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.
Polk County, not Ducktown
Polk County context, not Ducktown figures
- Establishments in Polk County238
- Covered employment, Polk County2,759
- Average annual pay, Polk County$41,945
- Housing units permitted, Polk County211
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ducktown.
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
Ducktown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ducktown, Tennessee?
456, in 239 households. Ducktown city covers 2.64 square miles of land, which is 173 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ducktown in?
Polk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Ducktown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ducktown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ducktown, city of, community 470460, 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 Ducktown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Ducktown.
Is zoning published for Ducktown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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