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Buena Vista, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Buena Vista is a Census city of 1,717 people across 3.22 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $28,878, 40.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buena Vista
What Buena Vista is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.22 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land533
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion 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.
Buena Vista
How many people live in Buena Vista
- Population1,717
- Median age37.0
- Population under 18452 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over316 plus or minus 87
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households697 plus or minus 168
- Family households385 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families55.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Income and work in Buena Vista
- Median household income$28,878 plus or minus $7,950
- Per capita income$17,540 plus or minus $3,762
- Civilian labor force569 plus or minus 165
- Employed558 plus or minus 164
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,036 plus or minus 221
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
Housing in Buena Vista
- Housing units850 plus or minus 174
- Occupied units697 plus or minus 168
- Vacant units153 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied280 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied417 plus or minus 116
- Ownership rate40.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,900 plus or minus $17,673
- Median gross rent, monthly$592 plus or minus $215
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Single family units329 plus or minus 93
- Share single family38.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more269 plus or minus 100
- Share in buildings of two or more31.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes252 plus or minus 107
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
How Buena Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute530 plus or minus 161
- Commuting under 15 minutes257 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.5 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more215 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone78.3 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buena Vista
SBA loans in Buena Vista (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,111,500
- Average approval$777,875
- Median approval$680,750
- Largest approval$1,650,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval3.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Vista, 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.
Buena Vista
Flood risk in Buena Vista
- NFIP communityCity of Buena Vista
- NFIP community number130622
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/20/10
The City of Buena Vista does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130622 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.
Marion County, not Buena Vista
Marion County context, not Buena Vista figures
- Establishments in Marion County87
- Covered employment, Marion County1,282
- Average annual pay, Marion County$40,419
- Housing units permitted, Marion County14
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Buena Vista.
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
Buena Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buena Vista, Georgia?
1,717, in 697 households. Buena Vista city covers 3.22 square miles of land, which is 533 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buena Vista in?
Marion 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 Buena Vista?
$28,878. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,900. Median gross rent is $592 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buena Vista businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $680,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Vista, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buena Vista borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Buena Vista. 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 Buena Vista in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Buena Vista appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buena Vista, city of, community 130622, 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 Buena Vista figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion 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 Buena Vista.
Is zoning published for Buena Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.