What kinds of homes are in Mountain City, TN?

Name: Types of homes in Mountain City, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Mountain City, TN has 1,301 (±206) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 386 homes per square mile of land.

56.1% are detached single-family houses.

8.3% are in buildings of two to four units.

23.1% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,301 (±206)
Detached houses: 56.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 8.3%
5+ unit buildings: 23.1%

Homes in Mountain City by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Mountain City	Johnson County	Tennessee	United States
Single-family, detached	56.1% (±9.0 points)	69.1%	68.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.4% (±3.1 points)	0.9%	3.8%	6.2%
2 units	1.3% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	2.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	7.0% (±3.2 points)	1.0%	3.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	12.9% (±6.3 points)	3.0%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	5.2% (±3.1 points)	0.8%	3.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.0% (±3.0 points)	0.7%	6.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	10.1% (±4.9 points)	23.4%	8.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%

In Mountain City, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Johnson County (4.5%).

It is also higher than in Tennessee (14.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Mountain City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain City
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Mountain City	—	23.1% (±7.6 points)	—
Damascus	11 mi	26.1% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cove Creek	13 mi	0.0% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Lansing	17 mi	0.0% (±59.8 points)	Not measurably different
Beech Mountain	18 mi	21.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Jefferson	19 mi	15.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Abingdon	19 mi	19.1% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson	19 mi	35.9% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Boone	19 mi	56.6% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cove Creek, NC (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Boone, NC (56.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mountain City

How many homes are in Mountain City?

Mountain City, TN has an estimated 1,301 (±206) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Mountain City houses or apartments?

56.1% are detached houses and 2.4% attached houses, while 31.4% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Mountain City?

8.3% of homes in Mountain City are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mountain City town, Tennessee

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.