Long County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Long County, Georgia has a population of 18,374 across 400 square miles, up 26.6 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $308.5 m in 2024, 116 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals worth $722,500.
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Long County
How many people live in Long County
- Population18,374
- Households6,162
- Average household size2.98
- Median household income$68,808
- Median age34.0
- Median gross rent$976 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,300
- Home value to household income3.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over11,577
- Population under 185,072
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,800
- Share 65 and over9.8 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6411,502
- Civilian labor force7,558
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over56.8 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties98th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1969th
Long County is the 98th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 3.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 27.6 percent against 9.8 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Long County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base26.55 percent
- Census 2020 base population16,151
- Births, 2024257
- Deaths, 2024155
- Natural change, 2024102
- Net domestic migration, 2024662
- Net international migration, 202425
- Total net migration, 2024687
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20243,497
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3rd
The county has grown 26.55 percent since the 2020 census base. Migration contributed more to 2024 change than births over deaths, so demand here follows people arriving rather than families forming.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Long County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving1,228
- People arriving, from those returns2,954
- Adjusted gross income arriving$55.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$45,116
- Largest single originLong County Non-migrants (4,747 households)
- Largest single destination (4,747 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long County Non-migrants | 4,747 | 11,516 | $240.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 515 | 1,300 | $26.1 m |
| Liberty County | 364 | 857 | $13.5 m |
| Other flows - South | 269 | 635 | $13.2 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 130 | 246 | $4.9 m |
| Other flows - West | 105 | 309 | $5.8 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 77 | 197 | $3.7 m |
| Other flows - Northeast | 64 | 159 | $3.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Long 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.
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What the Long County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$308.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$275.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202412.0 percent
- GDP change over five years78.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties131st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2688th
- GDP per resident$16,790
Output grew 12.0 percent in the latest year and 78.7 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.
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Who employs people in Long County
- Covered employment, annual average1,403
- Establishments reporting143
- Average annual pay$41,083
- Average weekly wage$790
- Sector 23, employment95
- Sector 23, average annual pay$35,119
- Sector 44-45, employment95
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$25,146
- Sector 72, employment52
- Sector 72, average annual pay$21,286
- Sector 56, employment41
- Sector 56, average annual pay$27,370
- Sector 48-49, employment23
- Sector 54, employment22
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 23 | 95 | 22 | $35,119 |
| Sector 44-45 | 95 | 17 | $25,146 |
| Sector 72 | 52 | 8 | $21,286 |
| Sector 56 | 41 | 10 | $27,370 |
| Sector 48-49 | 23 | 10 | $41,865 |
| Sector 54 | 22 | 10 | $48,798 |
| Sector 52 | 21 | 5 | $79,952 |
| Sector 81 | 18 | 6 | $41,192 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 95 jobs, 6.8 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.
Long County
What businesses operate in Long County
- Establishments, all industries116
- Employment at those establishments565
- Annual payroll$18.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents6.3
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.
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What is being built in Long County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024298
- Declared construction value permitted$70.8 m
- Single family units authorised298
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$237,731
- Units authorised per 1,000 households48.4
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Long County
- 7(a) approvals recorded4
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$722,500
- Average 7(a) approval$180,625
- Median 7(a) approval$247,500
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$350,000
- Largest single approval$350,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)27
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals4
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer25.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms1
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter3
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countSpecialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local (1)
- Most active lenderNewtek Bank, National Association (2)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$449,000
- Average 504 approval$449,000
- Median 504 approval$449,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval5.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved11.1
- Most active CDCSmall Business Access Partners, Inc. (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals80.0 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$1.2 m
The average approval of $180,625 sits close to the median of $247,500, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. Only 25.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
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.
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Do SBA loans in Long County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure3
- 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.
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Which parts of Long County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending2
- Ludowici, approvals3
- HINESVILLE, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Ludowici | 3 | $647,500 |
| HINESVILLE | 1 | $75,000 |
Ludowici accounts for 3 approvals against 1 in HINESVILLE. 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.
Long County
How big is Long County
- Land area400 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties56th of 159
- Width, east to west28.1 mi
- Height, north to south32.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land46
- Establishments per square mile0.29
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.
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What hazards affect Long 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 Long 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 Long County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population18,374
- Households6,162
- Average household size2.98
- Median household income$68,808
- Median age34.0
Common questions
Long County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Long County, Georgia?
18,374, in 6,162 households, ranking 98th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Long County growing?
The population has grown 26.55 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 257 births against 155 deaths, with net migration of 687. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Long County?
$68,808. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,300, which is 3.2 times income, and median gross rent is $976 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Long County?
116 establishments, employing 565 people with an annual payroll of $18.1 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 Long County?
Average annual pay is $41,083, or $790 a week, across 1,403 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Long County?
4 7(a) approvals totalling $722,500 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $247,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $449,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Long County?
298 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $70.8 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Long 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 Long County come from?
The largest single origin is Long County Non-migrants, with 4,747 households. Arriving households report an average income of $45,116 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 Long 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 Long 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.