Cairo, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Cairo is a Census city of 10,055 people across 9.82 square miles of land, in Grady County. Median household income is $40,920, 48.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cairo
What Cairo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.82 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,024
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrady 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.
Cairo
How many people live in Cairo
- Population10,055
- Median age32.1
- Population under 183,114
- Share under 1831.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,522
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households3,530
- Family households2,253
- Share of households that are families63.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
Income and work in Cairo
- Median household income$40,920
- Per capita income$22,228
- Civilian labor force3,798
- Employed3,602
- Unemployed196 plus or minus 105
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over6,019
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
Housing in Cairo
- Housing units4,062
- Occupied units3,530
- Vacant units532 plus or minus 216
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied1,698
- Renter occupied1,832
- Ownership rate48.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,800 plus or minus $24,573
- Median gross rent, monthly$778
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units2,682
- Share single family66.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more809 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes540 plus or minus 166
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
How Cairo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,514
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,257 plus or minus 283
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,206 plus or minus 333
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
SBA loans in Cairo (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$12,123,400
- Average approval$1,515,425
- Median approval$820,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported59
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term132 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.5 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cairo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Cairo
SBA loans in Cairo (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,339,000
- Average approval$584,750
- Median approval$445,500
- Largest approval$1,186,000
- Jobs supported32
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cairo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Cairo
Flood risk in Cairo
- NFIP communityCity of Cairo
- NFIP community number130097
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/13/26(>)
The City of Cairo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130097 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.
Grady County, not Cairo
Grady County context, not Cairo figures
- Establishments in Grady County451
- Covered employment, Grady County5,899
- Average annual pay, Grady County$45,151
- Housing units permitted, Grady County58
Every figure in this section is published for Grady County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cairo.
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
Cairo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cairo, Georgia?
10,055, in 3,530 households. Cairo city covers 9.82 square miles of land, which is 1,024 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cairo in?
Grady 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 Cairo?
$40,920. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,800. Median gross rent is $778 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cairo businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $12.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $820,700, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cairo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cairo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cairo. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cairo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cairo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cairo, city of, community 130097, 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 Cairo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grady 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 Cairo.
Is zoning published for Cairo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.