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Yemassee, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Yemassee is a Census town of 1,178 people across 10.93 square miles of land, lying across Beaufort County and Hampton County. Median household income is $44,896, 62.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yemassee
What Yemassee is
- Census place typetown
- Land area10.93 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land108 plus or minus 23
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeaufort County, 63.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inBeaufort County 63.6 percent, Hampton County 36.4 percent
Yemassee crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yemassee
How many people live in Yemassee
- Population1,178 plus or minus 255
- Median age38.5 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18216 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over263 plus or minus 87
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households515 plus or minus 112
- Family households286 plus or minus 76
- Share of households that are families55.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yemassee
Income and work in Yemassee
- Median household income$44,896 plus or minus $9,336
- Per capita income$29,791 plus or minus $6,836
- Civilian labor force510 plus or minus 137
- Employed473 plus or minus 130
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over861 plus or minus 203
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yemassee
Housing in Yemassee
- Housing units588 plus or minus 121
- Occupied units515 plus or minus 112
- Vacant units73 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied321 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied194 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate62.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,600 plus or minus $86,916
- Median gross rent, monthly$748 plus or minus $414
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Single family units360 plus or minus 108
- Share single family61.2 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 49
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes165 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yemassee
How Yemassee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute441 plus or minus 124
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more354 plus or minus 119
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more80.3 percent
- Drove alone66.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Carpooled21.2 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 10.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yemassee
SBA loans in Yemassee (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$6,383,000
- Average approval$1,595,750
- Median approval$1,787,500
- Largest approval$2,358,000
- Jobs supported30
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more75.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yemassee, 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.
Yemassee
Flood risk in Yemassee
- NFIP communityTown of Yemassee
- NFIP community number450103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/21/26
The Town of Yemassee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450103 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.
Beaufort County, not Yemassee
Beaufort County context, not Yemassee figures
- Establishments in Beaufort County6,087
- Covered employment, Beaufort County71,044
- Average annual pay, Beaufort County$54,768
- Housing units permitted, Beaufort County1,638
Every figure in this section is published for Beaufort County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yemassee.
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
Yemassee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yemassee, South Carolina?
1,178, in 515 households. Yemassee town covers 10.93 square miles of land, which is 108 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yemassee in?
Yemassee lies in more than one. By area it is 63.6 percent in Beaufort County, 36.4 percent in Hampton County. This page sits under Beaufort County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Yemassee?
$44,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,600. Median gross rent is $748 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Yemassee businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $6.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,787,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yemassee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Yemassee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Yemassee. 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 Yemassee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yemassee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yemassee, town of, community 450103, 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 Yemassee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Beaufort 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 Yemassee.
Is zoning published for Yemassee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.