Tennessee · Census place 50400
Mountain City town, TN
Quick answer
Mountain City town has 2,275 residents, ranking #194 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $36,902, the median home is worth $186,800 and median gross rent runs $420 a month.
- Population
- 2,275Mountain City town residents
- Median household income
- $36,902Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $420Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mountain City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mountain City town median would spend about 13.7% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.2% of residents and 56.4% 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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