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Sugar Hill, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Sugar Hill is a Census city of 26,128 people across 11.29 square miles of land, in Gwinnett County. Median household income is $107,389, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 36 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sugar Hill
What Sugar Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.29 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,315
- County holding the largest share of its areaGwinnett 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 Sugar Hill
- Population26,128
- Median age35.6
- Population under 187,615
- Share under 1829.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,425
- Share 65 and over9.3 percent
- Households8,750
- Family households7,073
- Share of households that are families80.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sugar Hill
- Median household income$107,389
- Per capita income$42,359
- Civilian labor force13,721
- Employed13,178
- Unemployed543 plus or minus 164
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over16,363
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sugar Hill
- Housing units8,978
- Occupied units8,750
- Vacant units228 plus or minus 111
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied6,993
- Renter occupied1,757
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$413,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,862
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent
- Single family units7,849
- Share single family87.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more678 plus or minus 229
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Mobile homes451 plus or minus 253
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sugar Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,994
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,142 plus or minus 352
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,538
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.4 percent
- Drove alone67.2 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Worked from home23.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sugar Hill (7(a))
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$19,310,100
- Average approval$536,392
- Median approval$251,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,230,000
- Largest approval$2,830,300
- Jobs supported560
- Jobs per approval15.6
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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 Sugar Hill (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$9,141,000
- Average approval$914,100
- Median approval$689,000
- Largest approval$2,758,000
- Jobs supported65
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Hill, 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.
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Flood risk in Sugar Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Sugar Hill
- NFIP community number130474
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/04/13
The City of Sugar Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130474 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.
Gwinnett County, not Sugar Hill
Gwinnett County context, not Sugar Hill figures
- Establishments in Gwinnett County27,653
- Covered employment, Gwinnett County386,500
- Average annual pay, Gwinnett County$66,588
- Housing units permitted, Gwinnett County5,603
Every figure in this section is published for Gwinnett County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sugar Hill.
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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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
Sugar Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sugar Hill, Georgia?
26,128, in 8,750 households. Sugar Hill city covers 11.29 square miles of land, which is 2,315 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sugar Hill in?
Gwinnett 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 Sugar Hill?
$107,389. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $413,400. Median gross rent is $1,862 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sugar Hill businesses?
36 7(a) approvals totaling $19.3 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $251,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $9.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sugar Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sugar Hill. Only 8 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 Sugar Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sugar Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sugar Hill, city of, community 130474, 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 Sugar Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gwinnett 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 Sugar Hill.
Is zoning published for Sugar Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.