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Oglethorpe, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Oglethorpe is a Census city of 869 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $28,523, 69.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oglethorpe
What Oglethorpe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land433 plus or minus 132
- 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.
Oglethorpe
How many people live in Oglethorpe
- Population869 plus or minus 264
- Median age53.1 plus or minus 12.1
- Population under 18128 plus or minus 80
- Share under 1814.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over261 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over30.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households458 plus or minus 105
- Family households183 plus or minus 74
- Share of households that are families40.0 percent plus or minus 13.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Oglethorpe
- Median household income$28,523 plus or minus $7,990
- Per capita income$22,610 plus or minus $5,977
- Civilian labor force348 plus or minus 142
- Employed265 plus or minus 111
- Unemployed83 plus or minus 82
- Unemployment rate23.9 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Adults 25 and over676 plus or minus 168
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oglethorpe
- Housing units610
- Occupied units458 plus or minus 105
- Vacant units152 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate24.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied320 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate69.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$659 plus or minus $321
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Single family units416 plus or minus 108
- Share single family68.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes104 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oglethorpe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute255 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes71 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more147 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.6 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone96.9 percent plus or minus 60.8
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oglethorpe
SBA loans in Oglethorpe (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,677,000
- Average approval$1,838,500
- Median approval$1,838,500
- Largest approval$2,097,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 Oglethorpe, 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.
Oglethorpe
Flood risk in Oglethorpe
- NFIP communityCity of Oglethorpe
- NFIP community number130133
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Oglethorpe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130133 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 Oglethorpe
Macon County context, not Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe.
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
Oglethorpe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oglethorpe, Georgia?
869, in 458 households. Oglethorpe city covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 433 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe?
$28,523. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,300. Median gross rent is $659 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Oglethorpe businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,838,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oglethorpe, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Oglethorpe borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Oglethorpe. 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 Oglethorpe in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oglethorpe appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oglethorpe, city of, community 130133, 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 Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe.
Is zoning published for Oglethorpe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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