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Goose Creek, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Goose Creek is a Census city of 48,078 people across 43.38 square miles of land, in Berkeley County. Median household income is $88,178, 68.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Goose Creek
What Goose Creek is
- Census place typecity
- Land area43.38 sq mi
- Water area0.49 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,108
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerkeley 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.
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How many people live in Goose Creek
- Population48,078
- Median age34.0
- Population under 189,938
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over5,855
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent
- Households17,780
- Family households12,628
- Share of households that are families71.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Goose Creek
- Median household income$88,178
- Per capita income$39,296
- Civilian labor force24,570
- Employed23,905
- Unemployed665 plus or minus 227
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over30,776
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Goose Creek
- Housing units18,500
- Occupied units17,780
- Vacant units720 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied12,124
- Renter occupied5,656
- Ownership rate68.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$306,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,690
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent
- Single family units14,360
- Share single family77.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,809
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent
- Mobile homes331 plus or minus 131
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Goose Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,587
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,432
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,079
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.0 percent
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home13.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Goose Creek (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$7,639,500
- Average approval$363,786
- Median approval$349,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$897,500
- Largest approval$1,050,000
- Jobs supported189
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.0 percent
- Share to franchises19.0 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goose Creek, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Goose Creek (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$11,684,000
- Average approval$1,168,400
- Median approval$729,000
- Largest approval$4,012,000
- Jobs supported105
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goose Creek, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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Flood risk in Goose Creek
- NFIP communityCity of Goose Creek
- NFIP community number450206
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Goose Creek participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450206 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.
Berkeley County, not Goose Creek
Berkeley County context, not Goose Creek figures
- Establishments in Berkeley County4,230
- Covered employment, Berkeley County66,943
- Average annual pay, Berkeley County$68,211
- Housing units permitted, Berkeley County3,169
Every figure in this section is published for Berkeley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Goose Creek.
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
Goose Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Goose Creek, South Carolina?
48,078, in 17,780 households. Goose Creek city covers 43.38 square miles of land, which is 1,108 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Goose Creek in?
Berkeley 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 Goose Creek?
$88,178. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $306,000. Median gross rent is $1,690 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Goose Creek businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $7.6 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $349,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $11.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Goose Creek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Goose Creek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Goose Creek. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Goose Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Goose Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Goose Creek, city of, community 450206, 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 Goose Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berkeley 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 Goose Creek.
Is zoning published for Goose Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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