Tennessee · Census place 74860
Townsend city, TN
Quick answer
Townsend city has 570 residents, ranking #368 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $84,155, the median home is worth $332,800 and median gross rent runs $1,317 a month.
- Population
- 570Townsend city residents
- Median household income
- $84,155Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $332,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,317Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Townsend city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Townsend city median would spend about 18.8% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 89.7% 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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