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Williamston town, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Williamston town is a Census town of 4,170 people across 3.83 square miles of land, in Anderson County. Median household income is $64,389, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.0 m.
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Williamston
What Williamston is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.83 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,090
- 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.
Williamston
How many people live in Williamston
- Population4,170
- Median age38.9
- Population under 18803 plus or minus 211
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over793 plus or minus 223
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,750
- Family households1,253
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
Income and work in Williamston
- Median household income$64,389
- Per capita income$29,734
- Civilian labor force2,123
- Employed1,955
- Unemployed168 plus or minus 106
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over3,075
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
Housing in Williamston
- Housing units1,921
- Occupied units1,750
- Vacant units171 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,138
- Renter occupied612 plus or minus 160
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$899
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units1,540
- Share single family80.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more340 plus or minus 130
- Share in buildings of two or more17.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
How Williamston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,812
- Commuting under 15 minutes380 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more796 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
SBA loans in Williamston (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$10,009,900
- Average approval$1,000,990
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$5,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported180
- Jobs per approval18.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Williamston
SBA loans in Williamston (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$831,000
- Average approval$415,500
- Median approval$640,000
- Largest approval$640,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Anderson County, not Williamston
Anderson County context, not Williamston figures
These are Anderson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Williamston measurements.
- Establishments in Anderson County4,160
- Employment at those establishments, Anderson County71,264
- Covered employment, Anderson County72,695
- Average annual pay, Anderson County$51,737
- Average weekly wage, Anderson County$995
- Housing units permitted, Anderson County1,255
- Of those, single family, Anderson County1,087
- County product, 2024, Anderson County$10,558,072,000
- County product change over the prior year, Anderson County5.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Anderson County$62,516
Every figure in this section is published for Anderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Williamston. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Williamston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Williamston, South Carolina?
4,170, in 1,750 households. Williamston town covers 3.83 square miles of land, which is 1,090 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Williamston 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 Williamston?
$64,389. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,800. Median gross rent is $899 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Williamston businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totalling $10.0 m, across 9 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $831,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Williamston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Williamston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Williamston. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Williamston figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 Williamston.
Is zoning published for Williamston?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.