Ideal, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Ideal is a Census city of 718 people across 1.14 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $26,500, 48.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Ideal is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.14 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land628 plus or minus 224
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacon 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 Ideal
- Population718 plus or minus 256
- Median age41.8 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18207 plus or minus 95
- Share under 1828.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households242 plus or minus 84
- Family households164 plus or minus 75
- Share of households that are families67.8 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ideal
- Median household income$26,500 plus or minus $12,539
- Per capita income$13,846 plus or minus $2,917
- Civilian labor force242 plus or minus 107
- Employed241 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over443 plus or minus 114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher61.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ideal
- Housing units289 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units242 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 43
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 69
- Ownership rate48.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$48,900 plus or minus $22,024
- Median gross rent, monthly$800 plus or minus $350
- Annual rent as a share of median income36.2 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Single family units176 plus or minus 68
- Share single family60.9 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more6.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes95 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ideal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute228 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes126 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.3 percent plus or minus 30.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone88.8 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ideal (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,176,600
- Average approval$2,088,300
- Median approval$2,088,300
- Largest approval$3,603,600
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ideal, 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 Ideal
- NFIP communityCity of Ideal
- NFIP community number130520
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Ideal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130520 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.
Macon County, not Ideal
Macon County context, not Ideal figures
- Establishments in Macon County172
- Covered employment, Macon County2,873
- Average annual pay, Macon County$54,399
- Housing units permitted, Macon County13
Every figure in this section is published for Macon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ideal.
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
Ideal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ideal, Georgia?
718, in 242 households. Ideal city covers 1.14 square miles of land, which is 628 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ideal in?
Macon 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 Ideal?
$26,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $48,900. Median gross rent is $800 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ideal businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $4.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $2,088,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ideal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ideal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ideal. 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 Ideal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ideal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ideal, city of, community 130520, 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 Ideal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macon 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 Ideal.
Is zoning published for Ideal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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