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Guyton, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Guyton is a Census city of 2,740 people across 3.61 square miles of land, in Effingham County. Median household income is $86,250, 87.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Guyton
What Guyton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.61 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land758
- County holding the largest share of its areaEffingham 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 Guyton
- Population2,740
- Median age31.1
- Population under 18839 plus or minus 183
- Share under 1830.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over310 plus or minus 107
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households841
- Family households712
- Share of households that are families84.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Guyton
- Median household income$86,250 plus or minus $18,590
- Per capita income$29,866
- Civilian labor force1,385
- Employed1,197
- Unemployed188 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate13.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over1,733
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Guyton
- Housing units880
- Occupied units841
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied736
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate87.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$225,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,150 plus or minus $847
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Single family units789
- Share single family89.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes91 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Guyton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,119
- Commuting under 15 minutes184 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more632 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.5 percent
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Guyton (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$7,808,700
- Average approval$557,764
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$3,925,000
- Jobs supported76
- Jobs per approval5.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guyton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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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Flood risk in Guyton
- NFIP communityCity of Guyton
- NFIP community number130456
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15(M)
The City of Guyton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130456 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.
Effingham County, not Guyton
Effingham County context, not Guyton figures
- Establishments in Effingham County987
- Covered employment, Effingham County13,926
- Average annual pay, Effingham County$54,201
- Housing units permitted, Effingham County836
Every figure in this section is published for Effingham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Guyton.
All Effingham County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Guyton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Guyton, Georgia?
2,740, in 841 households. Guyton city covers 3.61 square miles of land, which is 758 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Guyton in?
Effingham 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 Guyton?
$86,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,800. Median gross rent is $1,150 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Guyton businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guyton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Guyton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Guyton. Only 2 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 Guyton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Guyton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Guyton, city of, community 130456, 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 Guyton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Effingham 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 Guyton.
Is zoning published for Guyton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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