Berrien County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Berrien County, Georgia has a population of 18,352 across 452 square miles, up 2.8 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $553.2 m in 2024, 253 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals worth $3.6 m.
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Berrien County
How many people live in Berrien County
- Population18,352
- Households7,045
- Average household size2.60
- Median household income$52,876
- Median age40.5
- Median gross rent$782 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,600
- Home value to household income2.5 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over12,759
- Population under 184,292
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,222
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6410,838
- Civilian labor force8,110
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over57.7 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties99th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1970th
Berrien County is the 99th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.5 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 23.4 percent against 17.6 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Berrien County
Is Berrien County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.79 percent
- Census 2020 base population18,159
- Births, 2024226
- Deaths, 2024264
- Natural change, 2024-38
- Net domestic migration, 2024120
- Net international migration, 2024-1
- Total net migration, 2024119
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024706
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents927th
The county has grown 2.79 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Berrien County
Where people moving to Berrien County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving513
- People arriving, from those returns1,056
- Adjusted gross income arriving$22.9 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$44,606
- Largest single originBerrien County Non-migrants (5,488 households)
- Largest single destination (5,488 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien County Non-migrants | 5,488 | 11,941 | $311.1 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 169 | 333 | $8.4 m |
| Other flows - South | 125 | 240 | $6.4 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 112 | 248 | $5.8 m |
| Lowndes County | 84 | 166 | $3.3 m |
| Tift County | 71 | 155 | $2.8 m |
| Lanier County | 39 | 76 | $1.3 m |
| Cook County | 38 | 78 | $1.1 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Berrien County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Berrien County
What the Berrien County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$553.2 m
- County GDP, 2023$535.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.3 percent
- GDP change over five years33.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties108th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2341st
- GDP per resident$30,144
Output grew 3.3 percent in the latest year and 33.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Berrien County
Who employs people in Berrien County
- Covered employment, annual average3,795
- Establishments reporting323
- Average annual pay$41,776
- Average weekly wage$803
- Sector 31-33, employment1,090
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$49,293
- Sector 44-45, employment427
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$30,800
- Sector 72, employment289
- Sector 72, average annual pay$16,573
- Sector 56, employment139
- Sector 56, average annual pay$48,102
- Sector 11, employment133
- Sector 42, employment91
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,090 | 19 | $49,293 |
| Sector 44-45 | 427 | 62 | $30,800 |
| Sector 72 | 289 | 21 | $16,573 |
| Sector 56 | 139 | 11 | $48,102 |
| Sector 11 | 133 | 22 | $34,685 |
| Sector 42 | 91 | 18 | $46,312 |
| Sector 23 | 83 | 24 | $43,576 |
| Sector 52 | 76 | 18 | $70,241 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,090 jobs, 28.7 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Berrien County
What businesses operate in Berrien County
- Establishments, all industries253
- Employment at those establishments2,904
- Annual payroll$143.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents13.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Berrien County
What is being built in Berrien County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024135
- Declared construction value permitted$36.6 m
- Single family units authorised91
- Multifamily units authorised44
- Multifamily share of units32.6 percent
- Average declared value per unit$271,039
- Units authorised per 1,000 households19.2
Multifamily is 32.6 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Berrien County
How much SBA lending happens in Berrien County
- 7(a) approvals recorded4
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$3.6 m
- Average 7(a) approval$911,975
- Median 7(a) approval$1,550,000
- 10th percentile approval$227,500
- 90th percentile approval$1,550,000
- Largest single approval$1,550,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)11
- Jobs per approval2.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals2
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer50.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms2
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter2
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countChicken Egg Production (3)
- Most active lenderMetro City Bank (2)
The average approval of $911,975 sits close to the median of $1,550,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 50.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berrien County
Do SBA loans in Berrien County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure2
- Status: Cancelled1
- Status: Paid in full1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berrien County
Which parts of Berrien County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending2
- NASHVILLE, approvals3
- Ray City, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| NASHVILLE | 3 | $3,327,500 |
| Ray City | 1 | $320,400 |
NASHVILLE accounts for 3 approvals against 1 in Ray City. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berrien County
How big is Berrien County
- Land area452 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties38th of 159
- Width, east to west23.7 mi
- Height, north to south31.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary7
- Residents per square mile of land41
- Establishments per square mile0.56
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Berrien County
What hazards affect Berrien County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book5
- Of those, participating in the NFIP4
- NFIP participation rate80.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Berrien County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Berrien County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population18,352
- Households7,045
- Average household size2.60
- Median household income$52,876
- Median age40.5
Common questions
Berrien County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Berrien County, Georgia?
18,352, in 7,045 households, ranking 99th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Berrien County growing?
The population has grown 2.79 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 226 births against 264 deaths, with net migration of 119. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Berrien County?
$52,876. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,600, which is 2.5 times income, and median gross rent is $782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Berrien County?
253 establishments, employing 2,904 people with an annual payroll of $143.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Berrien County?
Average annual pay is $41,776, or $803 a week, across 3,795 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Berrien County?
4 7(a) approvals totalling $3.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $1,550,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Berrien County?
135 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $36.6 m. Multifamily was 32.6 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Berrien County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Berrien County come from?
The largest single origin is Berrien County Non-migrants, with 5,488 households. Arriving households report an average income of $44,606 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Berrien County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Berrien County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.