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Blackville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Blackville is a Census town of 1,778 people across 8.93 square miles of land, in Barnwell County. Median household income is $21,742, 60.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $390,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blackville
What Blackville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.93 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land199 plus or minus 49
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarnwell 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.
Blackville
How many people live in Blackville
- Population1,778 plus or minus 436
- Median age44.3 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18373 plus or minus 139
- Share under 1821.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over517 plus or minus 139
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households728 plus or minus 158
- Family households388 plus or minus 120
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blackville
- Median household income$21,742 plus or minus $11,917
- Per capita income$28,240 plus or minus $7,839
- Civilian labor force654 plus or minus 242
- Employed644 plus or minus 241
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,299 plus or minus 321
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blackville
- Housing units1,051
- Occupied units728 plus or minus 158
- Vacant units323 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate30.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied437 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied291 plus or minus 111
- Ownership rate60.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,400 plus or minus $30,426
- Single family units684 plus or minus 152
- Share single family65.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more73 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes294 plus or minus 109
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blackville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute598 plus or minus 237
- Commuting under 15 minutes132 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more242 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone86.9 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blackville
SBA loans in Blackville (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$390,000
- Average approval$195,000
- Median approval$195,000
- Largest approval$240,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- 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 franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blackville, 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.
Blackville
Flood risk in Blackville
- NFIP communityTown of Blackville
- NFIP community number450024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/21/26(M)
The Town of Blackville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450024 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.
Barnwell County, not Blackville
Barnwell County context, not Blackville figures
- Establishments in Barnwell County353
- Covered employment, Barnwell County4,864
- Average annual pay, Barnwell County$43,379
- Housing units permitted, Barnwell County17
Every figure in this section is published for Barnwell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blackville.
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
Blackville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blackville, South Carolina?
1,778, in 728 households. Blackville town covers 8.93 square miles of land, which is 199 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blackville in?
Barnwell 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 Blackville?
$21,742. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blackville businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $390,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $195,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blackville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blackville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blackville. 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 Blackville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blackville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blackville, town of, community 450024, 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 Blackville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barnwell 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 Blackville.
Is zoning published for Blackville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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