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Tunnel Hill, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Tunnel Hill is a Census city of 939 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Whitfield County. Median household income is $56,536, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $652,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tunnel Hill
What Tunnel Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land471 plus or minus 126
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhitfield 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 Tunnel Hill
- Population939 plus or minus 251
- Median age47.7 plus or minus 13.4
- Population under 18161 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over294 plus or minus 108
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households381 plus or minus 105
- Family households277 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families72.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tunnel Hill
- Median household income$56,536
- Per capita income$31,060
- Civilian labor force382 plus or minus 104
- Employed365 plus or minus 101
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over665 plus or minus 188
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.6 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tunnel Hill
- Housing units396 plus or minus 105
- Occupied units381 plus or minus 105
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied276 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$195,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$939 plus or minus $291
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units322 plus or minus 92
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more4.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes55 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tunnel Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute347 plus or minus 100
- Commuting under 15 minutes51 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more136 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.2 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Drove alone84.7 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tunnel Hill (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$652,300
- Average approval$217,433
- Median approval$286,300
- Largest approval$361,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval3.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tunnel Hill, 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.
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Flood risk in Tunnel Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Tunnel Hill
- NFIP community number130489
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07
The City of Tunnel Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130489 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.
Whitfield County, not Tunnel Hill
Whitfield County context, not Tunnel Hill figures
- Establishments in Whitfield County2,373
- Covered employment, Whitfield County57,828
- Average annual pay, Whitfield County$54,855
- Housing units permitted, Whitfield County374
Every figure in this section is published for Whitfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tunnel Hill.
All Whitfield 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.
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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
Tunnel Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tunnel Hill, Georgia?
939, in 381 households. Tunnel Hill city covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 471 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tunnel Hill in?
Whitfield 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 Tunnel Hill?
$56,536. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $195,600. Median gross rent is $939 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tunnel Hill businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $652,300 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $286,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tunnel Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tunnel Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tunnel Hill. 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 Tunnel Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tunnel Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tunnel Hill, city of, community 130489, 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 Tunnel Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whitfield 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 Tunnel Hill.
Is zoning published for Tunnel Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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