Stewart County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Stewart County, Georgia has a population of 4,869 across 459 square miles, down 9.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $198.9 m in 2024, 60 establishments operate here.
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Stewart County
How many people live in Stewart County
- Population4,869
- Households1,771
- Average household size2.75
- Median household income$33,250
- Median age42.8
- Median gross rent$607 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,100
- Home value to household income2.0 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,959
- Population under 18592
- Share under 1812.2 percent
- Population 65 and over787
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,490
- Civilian labor force1,584
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over37.0 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties151st of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2908th
Stewart County is the 151st largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.0 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 16.2 percent against 12.2 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.
Stewart County
Is Stewart County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-9.45 percent
- Census 2020 base population5,311
- Births, 202443
- Deaths, 202464
- Natural change, 2024-21
- Net domestic migration, 202418
- Net international migration, 2024116
- Total net migration, 2024134
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-764
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3118th
The county has lost 9.45 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.
Stewart County
Where people moving to Stewart County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving60
- People arriving, from those returns108
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$36,467
- Largest single originStewart County Non-migrants (1,222 households)
- Largest single destination (1,222 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart County Non-migrants | 1,222 | 2,436 | $53.0 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 60 | 108 | $2.2 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Stewart 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.
Stewart County
What the Stewart County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$198.9 m
- County GDP, 2023$194.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20242.3 percent
- GDP change over five years40.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties144th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2904th
- GDP per resident$40,842
Output grew 2.3 percent in the latest year and 40.2 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.
Stewart County
Who employs people in Stewart County
- Covered employment, annual average1,679
- Establishments reporting90
- Average annual pay$54,378
- Average weekly wage$1,046
- Sector 44-45, employment65
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$22,906
- Sector 11, employment47
- Sector 11, average annual pay$55,799
- Sector 72, employment20
- Sector 72, average annual pay$24,244
- Sector 81, employment15
- Sector 81, average annual pay$36,215
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 65 | 14 | $22,906 |
| Sector 11 | 47 | 6 | $55,799 |
| Sector 72 | 20 | 5 | $24,244 |
| Sector 81 | 15 | 6 | $36,215 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 65 jobs, 3.9 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.
Stewart County
What businesses operate in Stewart County
- Establishments, all industries60
- Employment at those establishments1,006
- Annual payroll$44.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents12.3
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.
Stewart County
What is being built in Stewart County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Stewart County
How big is Stewart County
- Land area459 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties36th of 159
- Width, east to west24.2 mi
- Height, north to south21.6 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land11
- Establishments per square mile0.13
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.
Stewart County
What hazards affect Stewart County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate66.7 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 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population4,869
- Households1,771
- Average household size2.75
- Median household income$33,250
- Median age42.8
Common questions
Stewart County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stewart County, Georgia?
4,869, in 1,771 households, ranking 151st of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Stewart County growing?
The population has fallen 9.45 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 43 births against 64 deaths, with net migration of 134. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Stewart County?
$33,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,100, which is 2.0 times income, and median gross rent is $607 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Stewart County?
60 establishments, employing 1,006 people with an annual payroll of $44.0 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 Stewart County?
Average annual pay is $54,378, or $1,046 a week, across 1,679 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Stewart County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Stewart 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 Stewart County come from?
The largest single origin is Stewart County Non-migrants, with 1,222 households. Arriving households report an average income of $36,467 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 Stewart 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 Stewart 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.