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Abbeville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Abbeville is a Census city of 4,872 people across 6.22 square miles of land, in Abbeville County. Median household income is $40,575, 51.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Abbeville
What Abbeville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.22 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land784
- County holding the largest share of its areaAbbeville 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.
Abbeville
How many people live in Abbeville
- Population4,872
- Median age37.1
- Population under 181,279 plus or minus 315
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over1,137 plus or minus 234
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households1,954
- Family households1,148
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abbeville
Income and work in Abbeville
- Median household income$40,575
- Per capita income$24,694
- Civilian labor force1,816
- Employed1,680
- Unemployed136 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over3,394
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abbeville
Housing in Abbeville
- Housing units2,243
- Occupied units1,954
- Vacant units289 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate12.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,006 plus or minus 217
- Renter occupied948 plus or minus 211
- Ownership rate51.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,400 plus or minus $30,882
- Median gross rent, monthly$587 plus or minus $357
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units1,286
- Share single family57.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more627 plus or minus 256
- Share in buildings of two or more28.0 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes330 plus or minus 127
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abbeville
How Abbeville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,612
- Commuting under 15 minutes710 plus or minus 228
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more351 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abbeville
SBA loans in Abbeville (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,529,700
- Average approval$254,950
- Median approval$129,600
- Largest approval$750,000
- Jobs supported33
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abbeville, 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.
Abbeville
SBA loans in Abbeville (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$86,000
- Average approval$86,000
- Median approval$86,000
- Largest approval$86,000
- 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 Abbeville, 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.
Abbeville
Flood risk in Abbeville
- NFIP communityCity of Abbeville
- NFIP community number450001
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/03/11
The City of Abbeville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450001 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.
Abbeville County, not Abbeville
Abbeville County context, not Abbeville figures
- Establishments in Abbeville County343
- Covered employment, Abbeville County5,772
- Average annual pay, Abbeville County$49,349
- Housing units permitted, Abbeville County145
Every figure in this section is published for Abbeville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Abbeville.
All Abbeville 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
Abbeville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Abbeville, South Carolina?
4,872, in 1,954 households. Abbeville city covers 6.22 square miles of land, which is 784 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Abbeville in?
Abbeville 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 Abbeville?
$40,575. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,400. Median gross rent is $587 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Abbeville businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $129,600, plus 1 504 approvals worth $86,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abbeville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Abbeville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Abbeville. 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 Abbeville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Abbeville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Abbeville, city of, community 450001, 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 Abbeville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Abbeville 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 Abbeville.
Is zoning published for Abbeville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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