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Ball Ground, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Ball Ground is a Census city of 2,856 people across 6.42 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $117,829, 85.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $32.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ball Ground
What Ball Ground is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.42 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land445
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
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How many people live in Ball Ground
- Population2,856
- Median age41.0
- Population under 18629 plus or minus 153
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over410 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,153
- Family households858
- Share of households that are families74.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ball Ground
- Median household income$117,829
- Per capita income$56,041
- Civilian labor force1,702
- Employed1,672
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over2,090
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ball Ground
- Housing units1,188
- Occupied units1,153
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied982
- Renter occupied171 plus or minus 76
- Ownership rate85.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$366,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,344
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent
- Single family units1,133
- Share single family95.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ball Ground gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,485
- Commuting under 15 minutes288 plus or minus 188
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more717 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent
- Drove alone85.8 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ball Ground (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$31,981,700
- Average approval$969,142
- Median approval$570,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,878,060
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported365
- Jobs per approval11.1
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more36.4 percent
- Share to franchises3.0 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ball Ground, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
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SBA loans in Ball Ground (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$8,267,000
- Average approval$751,545
- Median approval$441,000
- Largest approval$1,881,000
- Jobs supported68
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ball Ground, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
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Flood risk in Ball Ground
- NFIP communityCity of Ball Ground
- NFIP community number130423
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Ball Ground participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130423 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.
Cherokee County, not Ball Ground
Cherokee County context, not Ball Ground figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County6,550
- Covered employment, Cherokee County74,280
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$54,283
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County2,665
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ball Ground.
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
Ball Ground questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ball Ground, Georgia?
2,856, in 1,153 households. Ball Ground city covers 6.42 square miles of land, which is 445 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ball Ground in?
Cherokee 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 Ball Ground?
$117,829. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $366,300. Median gross rent is $1,344 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ball Ground businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $32.0 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $570,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $8.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ball Ground, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ball Ground borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ball Ground. Only 5 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 Ball Ground in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ball Ground appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ball Ground, city of, community 130423, 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 Ball Ground figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Ball Ground.
Is zoning published for Ball Ground?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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