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Sandersville, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Sandersville is a Census city of 5,601 people across 12.57 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $49,833, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandersville
What Sandersville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.57 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land446
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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.
Sandersville
How many people live in Sandersville
- Population5,601
- Median age34.3
- Population under 181,789
- Share under 1831.9 percent
- Population 65 and over823 plus or minus 185
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,880
- Family households1,217
- Share of households that are families64.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandersville
Income and work in Sandersville
- Median household income$49,833 plus or minus $17,305
- Per capita income$25,432
- Civilian labor force2,315
- Employed1,958
- Unemployed357 plus or minus 196
- Unemployment rate15.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over3,191
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandersville
Housing in Sandersville
- Housing units2,267
- Occupied units1,880
- Vacant units387 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied894 plus or minus 182
- Renter occupied986
- Ownership rate47.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$811
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units1,528
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more496 plus or minus 190
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes243 plus or minus 110
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandersville
How Sandersville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,814
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,158 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more214 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone70.1 percent
- Carpooled22.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandersville
SBA loans in Sandersville (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$10,386,700
- Average approval$2,077,340
- Median approval$1,130,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval6.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandersville, 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.
Sandersville
SBA loans in Sandersville (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$402,000
- Average approval$201,000
- Median approval$201,000
- Largest approval$242,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandersville, 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.
Sandersville
Flood risk in Sandersville
- NFIP communityCity of Sandersville
- NFIP community number130228
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10(M)
The City of Sandersville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130228 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.
Washington County, not Sandersville
Washington County context, not Sandersville figures
- Establishments in Washington County342
- Covered employment, Washington County6,423
- Average annual pay, Washington County$49,708
- Housing units permitted, Washington County48
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandersville.
All Washington County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Sandersville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandersville, Georgia?
5,601, in 1,880 households. Sandersville city covers 12.57 square miles of land, which is 446 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandersville in?
Washington 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 Sandersville?
$49,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,000. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sandersville businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $10.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $1,130,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $402,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandersville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sandersville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sandersville. 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 Sandersville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sandersville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandersville, city of, community 130228, 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 Sandersville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Sandersville.
Is zoning published for Sandersville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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