Dade County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Dade County, Georgia has a population of 16,165 across 174 square miles, down 1.1 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $650.4 m in 2024, 237 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals worth $3.7 m.
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Dade County
How many people live in Dade County
- Population16,165
- Households6,083
- Average household size2.66
- Median household income$64,568
- Median age42.1
- Median gross rent$829 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,500
- Home value to household income3.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over11,363
- Population under 183,221
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,393
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 649,551
- Civilian labor force7,498
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over57.9 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties105th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2090th
Dade County is the 105th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 3.1 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 21.0 percent against 19.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dade County
Is Dade County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-1.10 percent
- Census 2020 base population16,246
- Births, 202486
- Deaths, 2024221
- Natural change, 2024-135
- Net domestic migration, 202411
- Net international migration, 20244
- Total net migration, 202415
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024239
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2222nd
The county has lost 1.10 percent of its population 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.
Dade County
Where people moving to Dade County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving431
- People arriving, from those returns836
- Adjusted gross income arriving$24.1 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$55,912
- Largest single originDade County Non-migrants (4,896 households)
- Largest single destination (4,896 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dade County Non-migrants | 4,896 | 10,377 | $308.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 165 | 317 | $8.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 116 | 209 | $5.9 m |
| Hamilton County | 92 | 168 | $5.0 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 69 | 133 | $5.4 m |
| Walker County | 57 | 114 | $3.1 m |
| Other flows - West | 28 | 62 | $1.6 m |
| DeKalb County | 27 | 61 | $863,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Dade 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.
Dade County
What the Dade County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$650.4 m
- County GDP, 2023$587.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202410.7 percent
- GDP change over five years53.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties102nd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2215th
- GDP per resident$40,233
Output grew 10.7 percent in the latest year and 53.2 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.
Dade County
Who employs people in Dade County
- Covered employment, annual average4,535
- Establishments reporting310
- Average annual pay$47,218
- Average weekly wage$908
- Sector 31-33, employment1,239
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$59,716
- Sector 44-45, employment551
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$24,518
- Sector 81, employment162
- Sector 81, average annual pay$49,686
- Sector 23, employment154
- Sector 23, average annual pay$47,779
- Sector 52, employment91
- Sector 42, employment56
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,239 | 18 | $59,716 |
| Sector 44-45 | 551 | 69 | $24,518 |
| Sector 81 | 162 | 25 | $49,686 |
| Sector 23 | 154 | 23 | $47,779 |
| Sector 52 | 91 | 14 | $48,789 |
| Sector 42 | 56 | 8 | $69,050 |
| Sector 51 | 29 | 6 | $76,249 |
| Sector 53 | 17 | 8 | $56,845 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,239 jobs, 27.3 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.
Dade County
What businesses operate in Dade County
- Establishments, all industries237
- Employment at those establishments2,927
- Annual payroll$136.3 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.7
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.
Dade County
What is being built in Dade County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20249
- Declared construction value permitted$1.7 m
- Single family units authorised9
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$187,778
- Units authorised per 1,000 households1.5
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Dade County
How much SBA lending happens in Dade County
- 7(a) approvals recorded5
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$3.7 m
- Average 7(a) approval$741,660
- Median 7(a) approval$605,700
- 10th percentile approval$75,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,764,600
- Largest single approval$1,764,600
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)79
- Jobs per approval15.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active4
- Distinct industries receiving approvals5
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer60.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter2
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countGasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (1)
- Most active lenderBuiltwell Bank (2)
- 504 approvals recorded2
- 504 gross approval dollars$976,000
- Average 504 approval$488,000
- Median 504 approval$683,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval6.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved12.3
- Most active CDCFlorida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals71.4 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$4.7 m
The average approval of $741,660 sits close to the median of $605,700, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 60.0 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. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dade County
Do SBA loans in Dade County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full2
- Status: Cancelled2
- Status: Exempt from disclosure1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 2 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.
Dade County
Which parts of Dade County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- TRENTON, approvals2
- Wildwood, approvals1
- RISING FAWN, approvals1
- LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| TRENTON | 2 | $1,460,700 |
| Wildwood | 1 | $1,764,600 |
| RISING FAWN | 1 | $408,000 |
| LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN | 1 | $75,000 |
TRENTON accounts for 2 approvals against 1 in Wildwood. 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.
Dade County
How big is Dade County
- Land area174 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties149th of 159
- Width, east to west13.7 mi
- Height, north to south24.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary1
- Residents per square mile of land93
- Establishments per square mile1.36
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.
Dade County
What hazards affect Dade County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book2
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate100.0 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.
- 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 Dade 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 Dade County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population16,165
- Households6,083
- Average household size2.66
- Median household income$64,568
- Median age42.1
Common questions
Dade County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dade County, Georgia?
16,165, in 6,083 households, ranking 105th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dade County growing?
The population has fallen 1.10 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 86 births against 221 deaths, with net migration of 15. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Dade County?
$64,568. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,500, which is 3.1 times income, and median gross rent is $829 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Dade County?
237 establishments, employing 2,927 people with an annual payroll of $136.3 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 Dade County?
Average annual pay is $47,218, or $908 a week, across 4,535 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Dade County?
5 7(a) approvals totalling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, with a median approval of $605,700, plus 2 504 approvals worth $976,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Dade County?
9 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.7 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Dade 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 Dade County come from?
The largest single origin is Dade County Non-migrants, with 4,896 households. Arriving households report an average income of $55,912 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 Dade 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 Dade 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.