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Blackshear, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Blackshear is a Census city of 3,578 people across 5.06 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $40,670, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blackshear
What Blackshear is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.06 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land707
- County holding the largest share of its areaPierce 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.
Blackshear
How many people live in Blackshear
- Population3,578
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18782 plus or minus 236
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over727 plus or minus 210
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households1,580
- Family households894 plus or minus 180
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blackshear
Income and work in Blackshear
- Median household income$40,670 plus or minus $12,907
- Per capita income$28,348
- Civilian labor force1,465 plus or minus 302
- Employed1,380
- Unemployed85 plus or minus 125
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over2,577
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blackshear
- Housing units1,664
- Occupied units1,580
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied966 plus or minus 224
- Renter occupied614 plus or minus 170
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,100 plus or minus $42,770
- Median gross rent, monthly$837
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units1,320 plus or minus 275
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more339 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blackshear gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,322
- Commuting under 15 minutes426 plus or minus 192
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more193 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone85.0 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blackshear
SBA loans in Blackshear (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,820,200
- Average approval$764,040
- Median approval$533,200
- Largest approval$1,900,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval14.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term130 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blackshear, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Blackshear
SBA loans in Blackshear (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,552,000
- Average approval$776,000
- Median approval$776,000
- Largest approval$1,181,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blackshear, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Blackshear
- NFIP communityCity of Blackshear
- NFIP community number130491
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Blackshear participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130491 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.
Pierce County, not Blackshear
Pierce County context, not Blackshear figures
- Establishments in Pierce County371
- Covered employment, Pierce County4,532
- Average annual pay, Pierce County$45,273
- Housing units permitted, Pierce County88
Every figure in this section is published for Pierce County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blackshear.
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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Common questions
Blackshear questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blackshear, Georgia?
3,578, in 1,580 households. Blackshear city covers 5.06 square miles of land, which is 707 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blackshear in?
Pierce 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 Blackshear?
$40,670. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,100. Median gross rent is $837 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blackshear businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $533,200, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blackshear, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blackshear borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blackshear. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blackshear in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blackshear appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blackshear, city of, community 130491, 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 Blackshear figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pierce 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 Blackshear.
Is zoning published for Blackshear?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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