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Whitesburg, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Whitesburg is a Census city of 525 people across 2.77 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $55,938, 64.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $123,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whitesburg
What Whitesburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.77 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land190 plus or minus 49
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitesburg
How many people live in Whitesburg
- Population525 plus or minus 137
- Median age41.2 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 1888 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over73 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households228 plus or minus 68
- Family households152 plus or minus 49
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitesburg
Income and work in Whitesburg
- Median household income$55,938 plus or minus $26,522
- Per capita income$32,069 plus or minus $9,832
- Civilian labor force264 plus or minus 85
- Employed248 plus or minus 81
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over337 plus or minus 89
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitesburg
Housing in Whitesburg
- Housing units251 plus or minus 74
- Occupied units228 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied147 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate64.5 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$788
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units203 plus or minus 66
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitesburg
How Whitesburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute227 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.0 percent
- Drove alone68.2 percent plus or minus 31.7
- Carpooled19.4 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitesburg
SBA loans in Whitesburg (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$123,200
- Average approval$123,200
- Median approval$123,200
- Largest approval$123,200
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whitesburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Whitesburg
SBA loans in Whitesburg (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,438,000
- Average approval$812,667
- Median approval$921,000
- Largest approval$1,306,000
- Jobs supported23
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whitesburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Whitesburg
Flood risk in Whitesburg
- NFIP communityCity of Whitesburg
- NFIP community number130503
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/17
The City of Whitesburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130503 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carroll County, not Whitesburg
Carroll County context, not Whitesburg figures
- Establishments in Carroll County2,358
- Covered employment, Carroll County45,530
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$56,823
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County900
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whitesburg.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whitesburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whitesburg, Georgia?
525, in 228 households. Whitesburg city covers 2.77 square miles of land, which is 190 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whitesburg in?
Carroll County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whitesburg?
$55,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,800. Median gross rent is $788 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Whitesburg businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $123,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $123,200, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whitesburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Whitesburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Whitesburg. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Whitesburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Whitesburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whitesburg, city of, community 130503, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whitesburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whitesburg.
Is zoning published for Whitesburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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