Niota

Population: 735
Median household income: $46,188
Median home value: $112,500

Niota is a community in McMinn County, Tennessee, home to 735 residents. At $46,188, its median household income sits below McMinn County's $59,674.

Between 2019 and 2023, Niota's population declined 25.1% from 981 to 735, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $84,200 to $112,500.

77.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 735
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,188
Median home value: $112,500
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 349
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

981735

Median household income

$34,881$46,188

Median home value

$84,200$112,500

Median gross rent

$650$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	981	$34,881	$84,200	$650
2020	837	$33,250	$82,100	$714
2021	725	$36,652	$82,700	$761
2022	705	$53,333	$95,300	$889
2023	735	$46,188	$112,500	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	6.5%
5 to 17	90	12.2%
18 to 24	43	5.9%
25 to 34	86	11.7%
35 to 44	93	12.7%
45 to 54	107	14.6%
55 to 64	108	14.7%
65 to 74	80	10.9%
75 and over	80	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	516	70.2%
Black or African American	31	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	44	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	86	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	19.0%
High school graduate	264	47.7%
Some college or associate's	132	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	20	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	33	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	77.7%
Carpooled	62	17.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.7%
Other means	5	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	22.9%
15 to 29 min	167	49.1%
30 to 44 min	58	17.1%
45 to 59 min	14	4.1%
60+ min	23	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.5% (77 of 735)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	54.2%
Nonfamily households	147	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	321	92.0%
Vacant	28	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	72.3%
Renter-occupied	89	27.7%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	272	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.6%
Mobile home & other	41	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4753380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5172, -84.5499