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Pelzer, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Pelzer is a Census town of 1,722 people across 1.02 square miles of land, in Anderson County. Median household income is $58,134, 76.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pelzer
What Pelzer is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.02 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,688 plus or minus 464
- County holding the largest share of its areaAnderson 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.
Pelzer
How many people live in Pelzer
- Population1,722 plus or minus 473
- Median age37.1 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18458 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over335 plus or minus 301
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Households762 plus or minus 311
- Family households361 plus or minus 90
- Share of households that are families47.4 percent plus or minus 22.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pelzer
Income and work in Pelzer
- Median household income$58,134 plus or minus $11,843
- Per capita income$23,946 plus or minus $7,089
- Civilian labor force616 plus or minus 153
- Employed581 plus or minus 146
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over1,136 plus or minus 369
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.0 percent plus or minus 25.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pelzer
Housing in Pelzer
- Housing units828 plus or minus 310
- Occupied units762 plus or minus 311
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied581 plus or minus 301
- Renter occupied181 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate76.2 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$178,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,029 plus or minus $228
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units766 plus or minus 302
- Share single family92.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more1.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pelzer
How Pelzer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute549 plus or minus 141
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more310 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.5 percent
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pelzer
SBA loans in Pelzer (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$6,991,000
- Average approval$635,545
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$3,830,000
- Jobs supported212
- Jobs per approval19.3
- 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 franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pelzer, 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.
Pelzer
Flood risk in Pelzer
- NFIP communityTown of Pelzer
- NFIP community number450018
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11
The Town of Pelzer does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450018 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.
Anderson County, not Pelzer
Anderson County context, not Pelzer figures
- Establishments in Anderson County4,160
- Covered employment, Anderson County72,695
- Average annual pay, Anderson County$51,737
- Housing units permitted, Anderson County1,255
Every figure in this section is published for Anderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pelzer.
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
Pelzer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pelzer, South Carolina?
1,722, in 762 households. Pelzer town covers 1.02 square miles of land, which is 1,688 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pelzer in?
Anderson 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 Pelzer?
$58,134. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,100. Median gross rent is $1,029 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pelzer businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $7.0 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pelzer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pelzer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pelzer. 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 Pelzer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Pelzer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pelzer, town of, community 450018, 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 Pelzer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Anderson 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 Pelzer.
Is zoning published for Pelzer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.