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Buchanan, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Buchanan is a Census city of 1,306 people across 1.49 square miles of land, in Haralson County. Median household income is $52,500, 48.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $496,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buchanan
What Buchanan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.49 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land877 plus or minus 332
- County holding the largest share of its areaHaralson 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.
Buchanan
How many people live in Buchanan
- Population1,306 plus or minus 494
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18258 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over149 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent
- Households484 plus or minus 135
- Family households297 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families61.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Buchanan
- Median household income$52,500 plus or minus $36,316
- Per capita income$23,751
- Civilian labor force627 plus or minus 311
- Employed564 plus or minus 243
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over868 plus or minus 314
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.2 percent plus or minus 35.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Buchanan
- Housing units519 plus or minus 139
- Occupied units484 plus or minus 135
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied234 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied250 plus or minus 109
- Ownership rate48.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,400 plus or minus $67,071
- Median gross rent, monthly$986 plus or minus $334
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Single family units366 plus or minus 118
- Share single family70.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more13.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes85 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Buchanan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute504 plus or minus 232
- Commuting under 15 minutes137 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.2 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more211 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Drove alone81.6 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Buchanan (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$496,000
- Average approval$496,000
- Median approval$496,000
- Largest approval$496,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buchanan, 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.
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Flood risk in Buchanan
- NFIP communityCity of Buchanan
- NFIP community number130336
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Buchanan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130336 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.
Haralson County, not Buchanan
Haralson County context, not Buchanan figures
- Establishments in Haralson County519
- Covered employment, Haralson County7,760
- Average annual pay, Haralson County$53,448
- Housing units permitted, Haralson County242
Every figure in this section is published for Haralson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buchanan.
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
Buchanan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buchanan, Georgia?
1,306, in 484 households. Buchanan city covers 1.49 square miles of land, which is 877 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buchanan in?
Haralson 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 Buchanan?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,400. Median gross rent is $986 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buchanan businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $496,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $496,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buchanan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buchanan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buchanan. 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 Buchanan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buchanan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buchanan, city of, community 130336, 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 Buchanan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Haralson 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 Buchanan.
Is zoning published for Buchanan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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