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Spring City, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Spring City is a Census town of 2,358 people across 2.77 square miles of land, in Rhea County. Median household income is $38,975, 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Spring City
What Spring City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.77 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land851 plus or minus 220
- County holding the largest share of its areaRhea 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 Spring City
- Population2,358 plus or minus 611
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18584 plus or minus 192
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over622 plus or minus 152
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Households951 plus or minus 209
- Family households503 plus or minus 154
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent plus or minus 11.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Spring City
- Median household income$38,975
- Per capita income$25,667 plus or minus $5,630
- Civilian labor force832 plus or minus 286
- Employed756 plus or minus 269
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 90
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Adults 25 and over1,671 plus or minus 400
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.4 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Spring City
- Housing units1,075
- Occupied units951 plus or minus 209
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied677 plus or minus 179
- Renter occupied274 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate71.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$781
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units850 plus or minus 192
- Share single family79.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more132 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes87 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Spring City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute699 plus or minus 265
- Commuting under 15 minutes162 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more269 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Spring City (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$174,000
- Average approval$174,000
- Median approval$174,000
- Largest approval$174,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spring City, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Spring City
- NFIP communityTown of Spring City
- NFIP community number475448
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date11/05/08
The Town of Spring City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 475448 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rhea County, not Spring City
Rhea County context, not Spring City figures
- Establishments in Rhea County541
- Covered employment, Rhea County11,990
- Average annual pay, Rhea County$57,168
- Housing units permitted, Rhea County198
Every figure in this section is published for Rhea County as a whole and is not a measurement of Spring City.
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
Spring City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Spring City, Tennessee?
2,358, in 951 households. Spring City town covers 2.77 square miles of land, which is 851 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Spring City in?
Rhea 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 Spring City?
$38,975. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,700. Median gross rent is $781 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Spring City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Spring City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Spring City, town of, community 475448, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Spring City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rhea 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 Spring City.
Is zoning published for Spring City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.