Townsend

Population: 570
Median household income: $84,155
Median home value: $332,800

Townsend, a community in Blount County, Tennessee, has 570 residents. At $84,155, its median household income sits above Blount County's $74,607.

Between 2019 and 2023, Townsend's population grew 59.2% from 358 to 570, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $232,600 to $332,800.

74.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 570
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,155
Median home value: $332,800
Median gross rent: $1,317
Housing units: 445
Homeownership rate: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

358570

Median household income

$50,313$84,155

Median home value

$232,600$332,800

Median gross rent

$775$1,317

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	358	$50,313	$232,600	$775
2020	574	$70,701	$266,700	$833
2021	597	$74,408	$272,600	$792
2022	583	$78,659	$299,600	$975
2023	570	$84,155	$332,800	$1,317

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7427.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	6.3%
5 to 17	48	8.4%
18 to 24	60	10.5%
25 to 34	73	12.8%
35 to 44	38	6.7%
45 to 54	41	7.2%
55 to 64	70	12.3%
65 to 74	158	27.7%
75 and over	46	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	532	93.3%
Black or African American	3	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	6	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	3.1%
High school graduate	121	28.4%
Some college or associate's	125	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	105	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	62	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	90.4%
Carpooled	14	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	45.7%
15 to 29 min	18	11.0%
30 to 44 min	28	17.1%
45 to 59 min	10	6.1%
60+ min	33	20.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 6.5% (37 of 570)

	Count	Share
Family households	195	77.1%
Nonfamily households	58	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	56.9%
Vacant	192	43.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	89.7%
Renter-occupied	26	10.3%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	332	74.6%
1-unit, attached	6	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7	1.6%
5 to 19 units	62	13.9%
20 or more units	31	7.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4774860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6763, -83.7530