Dougherty County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Dougherty County, Georgia has a population of 83,091 across 329 square miles, down 3.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $6.29 bn in 2024, 2,220 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals worth $41.8 m.
120 sourced county values · tier FULL · 11 sections
Dougherty County
How many people live in Dougherty County
- Population83,091
- Households34,280
- Average household size2.42
- Median household income$49,044
- Median age36.6
- Median gross rent$935 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,400
- Home value to household income2.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over54,415
- Population under 1820,025
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over14,443
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6448,623
- Civilian labor force35,647
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over56.5 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties32nd of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents705th
Dougherty County is the 32nd largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 24.1 percent against 17.4 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dougherty County
Is Dougherty County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.94 percent
- Census 2020 base population85,796
- Births, 20241,082
- Deaths, 20241,084
- Natural change, 2024-2
- Net domestic migration, 2024-352
- Net international migration, 2024141
- Total net migration, 2024-211
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-2,743
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2894th
The county has lost 3.94 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Dougherty County
Where people moving to Dougherty County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving2,023
- People arriving, from those returns3,723
- Adjusted gross income arriving$78.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$38,891
- Largest single originDougherty County Non-migrants (27,934 households)
- Largest single destination (27,934 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty County Non-migrants | 27,934 | 54,627 | $1.53 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 672 | 1,242 | $30.1 m |
| Other flows - South | 445 | 812 | $19.1 m |
| Lee County | 340 | 627 | $16.4 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 334 | 576 | $11.2 m |
| Worth County | 84 | 164 | $3.0 m |
| Other flows - West | 80 | 172 | $4.1 m |
| Mitchell County | 79 | 165 | $2.6 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Dougherty 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.
Dougherty County
What the Dougherty County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$6.29 bn
- County GDP, 2023$5.99 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.0 percent
- GDP change over five years31.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties24th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents622nd
- GDP per resident$75,716
Output grew 5.0 percent in the latest year and 31.4 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.
Dougherty County
Who employs people in Dougherty County
- Covered employment, annual average46,025
- Establishments reporting2,628
- Average annual pay$54,123
- Average weekly wage$1,041
- Sector 62, employment8,324
- Sector 62, average annual pay$63,416
- Sector 44-45, employment5,443
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$32,508
- Sector 72, employment4,586
- Sector 72, average annual pay$20,847
- Sector 56, employment3,810
- Sector 56, average annual pay$37,336
- Sector 31-33, employment3,506
- Sector 42, employment2,598
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 8,324 | 344 | $63,416 |
| Sector 44-45 | 5,443 | 419 | $32,508 |
| Sector 72 | 4,586 | 236 | $20,847 |
| Sector 56 | 3,810 | 180 | $37,336 |
| Sector 31-33 | 3,506 | 84 | $77,263 |
| Sector 42 | 2,598 | 100 | $69,424 |
| Sector 48-49 | 1,924 | 98 | $53,811 |
| Sector 81 | 1,418 | 178 | $46,424 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 8,324 jobs, 18.1 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Dougherty County
What businesses operate in Dougherty County
- Establishments, all industries2,220
- Employment at those establishments36,524
- Annual payroll$1.78 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents26.7
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.
Dougherty County
What is being built in Dougherty County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202445
- Declared construction value permitted$10.4 m
- Single family units authorised25
- Multifamily units authorised20
- Multifamily share of units44.4 percent
- Average declared value per unit$230,094
- Units authorised per 1,000 households1.3
Multifamily is 44.4 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Dougherty County
How much SBA lending happens in Dougherty County
- 7(a) approvals recorded40
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$41.8 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,044,860
- Median 7(a) approval$545,800
- 10th percentile approval$80,000
- 90th percentile approval$3,995,000
- Largest single approval$4,700,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)393
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active25
- Distinct industries receiving approvals28
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer52.5 percent
- Loans on real estate terms21
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter17
- Franchise loans5
- Franchise share of approvals12.5 percent
- Leading industry by approval countFull-Service Restaurants (5)
- Most active lenderMetro City Bank (5)
- 504 approvals recorded11
- 504 gross approval dollars$17.4 m
- Average 504 approval$1,579,636
- Median 504 approval$1,304,000
- Distinct CDCs active5
- 504 jobs per approval20.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved12.7
- Most active CDCCSRA Local Development Corporation (5)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals78.4 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$59.2 m
The average approval of $1,044,860 sits well above the median of $545,800, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. 52.5 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.
Dougherty County
Do SBA loans in Dougherty County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure30
- Status: Cancelled6
- Status: Paid in full3
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 3 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.
Dougherty County
How big is Dougherty County
- Land area329 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties86th of 159
- Width, east to west27.6 mi
- Height, north to south14.8 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land253
- Establishments per square mile6.75
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.
Dougherty County
What hazards affect Dougherty 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
- Best Community Rating System class in the county A lower CRS class is a larger flood insurance premium discount.Class 6
- Communities carrying a CRS class2
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The best Community Rating System class in the county is 6, which carries a flood insurance premium discount for properties in the participating community.
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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population83,091
- Households34,280
- Average household size2.42
- Median household income$49,044
- Median age36.6
Common questions
Dougherty County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dougherty County, Georgia?
83,091, in 34,280 households, ranking 32nd of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dougherty County growing?
The population has fallen 3.94 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 1,082 births against 1,084 deaths, with net migration of -211. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Dougherty County?
$49,044. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,400, which is 2.7 times income, and median gross rent is $935 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Dougherty County?
2,220 establishments, employing 36,524 people with an annual payroll of $1.78 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Dougherty County?
Average annual pay is $54,123, or $1,041 a week, across 46,025 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Dougherty County?
40 7(a) approvals totalling $41.8 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, with a median approval of $545,800, plus 11 504 approvals worth $17.4 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Dougherty County?
45 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $10.4 m. Multifamily was 44.4 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Dougherty 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 Dougherty County come from?
The largest single origin is Dougherty County Non-migrants, with 27,934 households. Arriving households report an average income of $38,891 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty 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.