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Jonesborough, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Jonesborough is a Census town of 6,232 people across 5.46 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $74,015, 64.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jonesborough
What Jonesborough is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,142
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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 Jonesborough
- Population6,232
- Median age42.6
- Population under 181,132 plus or minus 297
- Share under 1818.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over1,309 plus or minus 262
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households2,619
- Family households1,634
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jonesborough
- Median household income$74,015
- Per capita income$39,846
- Civilian labor force2,766
- Employed2,719
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over4,739
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jonesborough
- Housing units2,782
- Occupied units2,619
- Vacant units163 plus or minus 120
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied1,689
- Renter occupied930 plus or minus 218
- Ownership rate64.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,129
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent
- Single family units2,030
- Share single family73.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more729 plus or minus 235
- Share in buildings of two or more26.2 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jonesborough gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,315
- Commuting under 15 minutes709 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more437 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesborough
SBA loans in Jonesborough (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,667,200
- Average approval$1,111,200
- Median approval$332,500
- Largest approval$4,875,000
- Jobs supported51
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term123 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jonesborough, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Jonesborough
- NFIP communityTown of Jonesborough
- NFIP community number470198
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06
The Town of Jonesborough participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470198 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.
Washington County, not Jonesborough
Washington County context, not Jonesborough figures
- Establishments in Washington County3,076
- Covered employment, Washington County63,746
- Average annual pay, Washington County$55,766
- Housing units permitted, Washington County1,155
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jonesborough.
All Washington County figures →
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
Jonesborough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jonesborough, Tennessee?
6,232, in 2,619 households. Jonesborough town covers 5.46 square miles of land, which is 1,142 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jonesborough in?
Washington 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 Jonesborough?
$74,015. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,200. Median gross rent is $1,129 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jonesborough businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $6.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $332,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jonesborough, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jonesborough borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jonesborough. Only 2 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 Jonesborough in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jonesborough appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jonesborough, town of, community 470198, 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 Jonesborough figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Jonesborough.
Is zoning published for Jonesborough?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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