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South Charleston, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
South Charleston is a Census village of 1,727 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Clark County. Median household income is $49,896, 54.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $742,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
South Charleston
What South Charleston is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,400
- County holding the largest share of its areaClark 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.
South Charleston
How many people live in South Charleston
- Population1,727
- Median age43.3
- Population under 18417
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over320 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households863
- Family households388
- Share of households that are families45.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
Income and work in South Charleston
- Median household income$49,896 plus or minus $10,262
- Per capita income$32,652
- Civilian labor force734
- Employed720
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,190
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
Housing in South Charleston
- Housing units904
- Occupied units863
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied470
- Renter occupied393 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate54.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$704
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units545
- Share single family60.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more323 plus or minus 97
- Share in buildings of two or more35.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
How South Charleston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute688
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent
- Drove alone86.8 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
SBA loans in South Charleston (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$742,000
- Average approval$185,500
- Median approval$119,300
- Largest approval$468,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term153 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Charleston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
South Charleston
Flood risk in South Charleston
- NFIP communityVillage of South Charleston
- NFIP community number390951
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The Village of South Charleston does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390951 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.
Clark County, not South Charleston
Clark County context, not South Charleston figures
- Establishments in Clark County2,196
- Covered employment, Clark County46,967
- Average annual pay, Clark County$52,055
- Housing units permitted, Clark County232
Every figure in this section is published for Clark County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Charleston.
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
South Charleston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Charleston, Ohio?
1,727, in 863 households. South Charleston village covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 1,400 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Charleston in?
Clark 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 South Charleston?
$49,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,300. Median gross rent is $704 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Charleston businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $742,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $119,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Charleston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Charleston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for South Charleston. Only 2 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 South Charleston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. South Charleston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as South Charleston, village of, community 390951, 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 South Charleston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clark 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 South Charleston.
Is zoning published for South Charleston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.