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Chaffee, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Chaffee is a Census city of 3,026 people across 1.79 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $43,542, 71.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chaffee
What Chaffee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.79 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,686
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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.
Chaffee
How many people live in Chaffee
- Population3,026
- Median age40.9
- Population under 18855 plus or minus 192
- Share under 1828.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over540 plus or minus 147
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,340
- Family households666
- Share of households that are families49.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaffee
Income and work in Chaffee
- Median household income$43,542 plus or minus $16,266
- Per capita income$26,966
- Civilian labor force1,471
- Employed1,395
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over2,039
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaffee
Housing in Chaffee
- Housing units1,448
- Occupied units1,340
- Vacant units108 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied955
- Renter occupied385 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate71.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$632
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units1,088
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more259 plus or minus 127
- Share in buildings of two or more17.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes101 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaffee
How Chaffee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,321
- Commuting under 15 minutes545 plus or minus 168
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more341 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled13.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaffee
SBA loans in Chaffee (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chaffee, 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.
Chaffee
Flood risk in Chaffee
- NFIP communityCity of Chaffee
- NFIP community number290409
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12(M)
The City of Chaffee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290409 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.
Scott County, not Chaffee
Scott County context, not Chaffee figures
- Establishments in Scott County970
- Covered employment, Scott County16,179
- Average annual pay, Scott County$49,793
- Housing units permitted, Scott County119
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chaffee.
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
Chaffee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chaffee, Missouri?
3,026, in 1,340 households. Chaffee city covers 1.79 square miles of land, which is 1,686 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chaffee in?
Scott 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 Chaffee?
$43,542. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,400. Median gross rent is $632 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chaffee businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chaffee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chaffee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chaffee. 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 Chaffee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chaffee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chaffee, city of, community 290409, 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 Chaffee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott 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 Chaffee.
Is zoning published for Chaffee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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