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Savannah, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Savannah is a Census city of 147,898 people across 109.44 square miles of land, in Chatham County. Median household income is $57,137, 45.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 247 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $197.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Savannah
What Savannah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area109.44 sq mi
- Water area4.79 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,351
- County holding the largest share of its areaChatham 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.
Savannah
How many people live in Savannah
- Population147,898
- Median age34.0
- Population under 1830,136
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over21,137
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households58,192
- Family households30,791
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Savannah
Income and work in Savannah
- Median household income$57,137
- Per capita income$33,007
- Civilian labor force74,641
- Employed69,245
- Unemployed5,396
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over97,309
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Savannah
Housing in Savannah
- Housing units68,174
- Occupied units58,192
- Vacant units9,982
- Vacancy rate14.6 percent
- Owner occupied26,392
- Renter occupied31,800
- Ownership rate45.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$248,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,382
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.0 percent
- Single family units41,833
- Share single family61.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25,492
- Share in buildings of two or more37.4 percent
- Mobile homes849 plus or minus 237
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Savannah
How Savannah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute61,393
- Commuting under 15 minutes20,557
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14,388
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.4 percent
- Drove alone69.7 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.4 percent
- Worked from home11.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Savannah
SBA loans in Savannah (7(a))
- Approvals247
- Gross approval$197,607,000
- Average approval$800,028
- Median approval$332,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,418,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,070
- Jobs per approval12.4
- Loans with a final outcome51
- Paid in full47
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans7.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.5 percent
- Share to franchises23.5 percent
- Distinct lenders75
- Distinct industries by NAICS107
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Savannah, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Savannah
SBA loans in Savannah (504)
- Approvals101
- Gross approval$106,678,000
- Average approval$1,056,218
- Median approval$825,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,612
- Loans with a final outcome34
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Savannah, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Savannah
Flood risk in Savannah
- NFIP communityCity of Savannah
- NFIP community number135163
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date11/13/26(>)
The City of Savannah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 135163 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chatham County, not Savannah
Chatham County context, not Savannah figures
- Establishments in Chatham County9,037
- Covered employment, Chatham County170,836
- Average annual pay, Chatham County$61,834
- Housing units permitted, Chatham County2,691
Every figure in this section is published for Chatham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Savannah.
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
Savannah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Savannah, Georgia?
147,898, in 58,192 households. Savannah city covers 109.44 square miles of land, which is 1,351 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Savannah in?
Chatham 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 Savannah?
$57,137. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $248,900. Median gross rent is $1,382 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Savannah businesses?
247 7(a) approvals totaling $197.6 m since FY2020, across 75 lenders, median approval $332,500, plus 101 504 approvals worth $106.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Savannah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Savannah borrowers get paid back?
Of the 51 loans that have reached a final outcome, 47 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 7.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Savannah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Savannah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Savannah, city of, community 135163, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Savannah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chatham 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 Savannah.
Is zoning published for Savannah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.