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Suwanee, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Suwanee is a Census city of 22,349 people across 11.13 square miles of land, in Gwinnett County. Median household income is $103,260, 59.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 212 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $144.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Suwanee
What Suwanee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.13 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,008
- 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.
Suwanee
How many people live in Suwanee
- Population22,349
- Median age38.1
- Population under 185,153
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,185
- Share 65 and over9.8 percent
- Households8,410
- Family households5,686
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suwanee
Income and work in Suwanee
- Median household income$103,260
- Per capita income$50,881
- Civilian labor force13,112
- Employed12,433
- Unemployed679 plus or minus 306
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over14,525
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suwanee
Housing in Suwanee
- Housing units8,584
- Occupied units8,410
- Vacant units174 plus or minus 144
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied4,964
- Renter occupied3,446
- Ownership rate59.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$480,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,885
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units5,457
- Share single family63.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,121 plus or minus 658
- Share in buildings of two or more36.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suwanee
How Suwanee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,152
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,984
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,264
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.6 percent
- Drove alone66.4 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home25.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Suwanee
SBA loans in Suwanee (7(a))
- Approvals212
- Gross approval$144,296,000
- Average approval$680,642
- Median approval$306,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,698,290
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,232
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome42
- Paid in full41
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.4 percent
- Share to franchises22.6 percent
- Distinct lenders60
- Distinct industries by NAICS92
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Suwanee, 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.
Suwanee
SBA loans in Suwanee (504)
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$41,202,000
- Average approval$1,030,050
- Median approval$703,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported353
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Suwanee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 23 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.
Suwanee
Flood risk in Suwanee
- NFIP communityCity of Suwanee
- NFIP community number130328
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/04/13
The City of Suwanee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130328 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 Suwanee
Gwinnett County context, not Suwanee 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 Suwanee.
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
Suwanee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Suwanee, Georgia?
22,349, in 8,410 households. Suwanee city covers 11.13 square miles of land, which is 2,008 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Suwanee 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 Suwanee?
$103,260. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $480,600. Median gross rent is $1,885 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Suwanee businesses?
212 7(a) approvals totaling $144.3 m since FY2020, across 60 lenders, median approval $306,000, plus 40 504 approvals worth $41.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Suwanee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Suwanee borrowers get paid back?
Of the 42 loans that have reached a final outcome, 41 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 2.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Suwanee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Suwanee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Suwanee, city of, community 130328, 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 Suwanee 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 Suwanee.
Is zoning published for Suwanee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.