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Aiken, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Aiken is a Census city of 32,521 people across 21.75 square miles of land, in Aiken County. Median household income is $76,746, 68.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 52 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $44.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aiken
What Aiken is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.75 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,495
- County holding the largest share of its areaAiken 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.
Aiken
How many people live in Aiken
- Population32,521
- Median age46.6
- Population under 185,618
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over9,475
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households13,275
- Family households7,669
- Share of households that are families57.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aiken
Income and work in Aiken
- Median household income$76,746
- Per capita income$45,554
- Civilian labor force14,630
- Employed13,843
- Unemployed787 plus or minus 246
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over23,631
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aiken
- Housing units15,345
- Occupied units13,275
- Vacant units2,070
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent
- Owner occupied9,037
- Renter occupied4,238
- Ownership rate68.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$286,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,180
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units12,293
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,003
- Share in buildings of two or more19.6 percent
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Aiken gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,061
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,164
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,451
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.9 percent
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aiken
SBA loans in Aiken (7(a))
- Approvals52
- Gross approval$44,097,700
- Average approval$848,033
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,248,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported738
- Jobs per approval14.2
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises36.5 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aiken, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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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SBA loans in Aiken (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$12,142,000
- Average approval$639,053
- Median approval$501,000
- Largest approval$1,906,000
- Jobs supported201
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aiken, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Aiken
Flood risk in Aiken
- NFIP communityCity of Aiken
- NFIP community number450003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/18
The City of Aiken participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450003 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.
Aiken County, not Aiken
Aiken County context, not Aiken figures
- Establishments in Aiken County3,067
- Covered employment, Aiken County65,165
- Average annual pay, Aiken County$63,331
- Housing units permitted, Aiken County2,500
Every figure in this section is published for Aiken County as a whole and is not a measurement of Aiken.
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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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
Aiken questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Aiken, South Carolina?
32,521, in 13,275 households. Aiken city covers 21.75 square miles of land, which is 1,495 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Aiken in?
Aiken 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 Aiken?
$76,746. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $286,800. Median gross rent is $1,180 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Aiken businesses?
52 7(a) approvals totaling $44.1 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $12.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aiken, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Aiken borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Aiken. Only 7 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 Aiken in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aiken appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aiken, city of, community 450003, 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 Aiken figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aiken 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 Aiken.
Is zoning published for Aiken?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.