Tennessee · Census place 49740
Monteagle town, TN
Quick answer
Monteagle town has 1,818 residents, ranking #232 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $53,005, the median home is worth $299,400 and median gross rent runs $746 a month.
- Population
- 1,818Monteagle town residents
- Median household income
- $53,005Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $299,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $746Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monteagle town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monteagle town median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 65.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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