What percentage of people rent in Tellico Plains, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Tellico Plains, TN, 2020–2024
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25.8% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Tellico Plains, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 114 renting households against 328 that own their home.

In Tellico Plains, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−18.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.8% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 114 (±34)
Median renter income: $20,000 (±$15,109)

Who rents and who owns in Tellico Plains

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tellico Plains	Monroe County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.8% (±7.6 points)	27.8% (±2.8 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	114 (±34)	5,489 (±570)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	328 (±104)	14,225 (±578)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.8)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,000 (±$15,109)	$27,426 (±$6,215)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,083 (±$28,866)	$71,555 (±$6,645)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Tellico Plains, the renter share is not measurably different from Monroe County (27.8%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (33.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Monroe County, Tellico Plains ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 236 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Tellico Plains has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.3% (±9.5 points)	25.8% (±7.6 points)	−18.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$389 (±$170)	$639 (±$110)	+64.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,059 (±$2,940)	$45,625 (±$23,423)	+68.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Tellico Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tellico Plains
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tellico Plains	—	25.8% (±7.6 points)	—
Englewood	11 mi	33.5% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Madisonville	11 mi	40.0% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Etowah	13 mi	38.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vonore	16 mi	46.3% (±12.8 points)	Higher
Niota	18 mi	25.6% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	18 mi	40.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Sweetwater	19 mi	44.9% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Greenback	21 mi	19.3% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madisonville, TN (40.0%), Vonore, TN (46.3%), Athens, TN (40.1%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vonore	46.3% (±12.8 points)
2	Sweetwater	44.9% (±9.0 points)
3	Madisonville	40.0% (±9.1 points)
4	Tellico Plains	25.8% (±7.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tellico Plains

How many renters are there in Tellico Plains?

Tellico Plains has an estimated 114 (±34) renting households, 25.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tellico Plains?

In Tellico Plains, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−18.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tellico Plains?

A renting household in Tellico Plains has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tellico Plains?

The median renting household in Tellico Plains, TN has an income of $20,000 (±$15,109) a year, against $72,083 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tellico Plains town, Tennessee (place:73260, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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.