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Meggett, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Meggett is a Census town of 1,307 people across 18.14 square miles of land, in Charleston County. Median household income is $97,865, 93.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $425,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meggett
What Meggett is
- Census place typetown
- Land area18.14 sq mi
- Water area0.62 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land72 plus or minus 23
- County holding the largest share of its areaCharleston 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.
Meggett
How many people live in Meggett
- Population1,307 plus or minus 418
- Median age57.0
- Population under 18172 plus or minus 105
- Share under 1813.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over447 plus or minus 120
- Share 65 and over34.2 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Households615 plus or minus 168
- Family households387 plus or minus 121
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meggett
Income and work in Meggett
- Median household income$97,865 plus or minus $25,121
- Per capita income$65,684 plus or minus $16,862
- Civilian labor force636 plus or minus 262
- Employed623 plus or minus 263
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over1,097 plus or minus 295
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent plus or minus 30.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meggett
Housing in Meggett
- Housing units739 plus or minus 158
- Occupied units615 plus or minus 168
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate16.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied575 plus or minus 164
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate93.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$714,100 plus or minus $169,068
- Single family units636 plus or minus 128
- Share single family86.1 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes103 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Meggett gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute558 plus or minus 264
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more391 plus or minus 240
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more70.1 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Drove alone75.7 percent plus or minus 43.2
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meggett
SBA loans in Meggett (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$425,000
- Average approval$212,500
- Median approval$212,500
- Largest approval$275,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meggett, 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.
Meggett
Flood risk in Meggett
- NFIP communityTown of Meggett
- NFIP community number450040
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date01/29/21
The Town of Meggett participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450040 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Charleston County, not Meggett
Charleston County context, not Meggett figures
- Establishments in Charleston County15,801
- Covered employment, Charleston County278,476
- Average annual pay, Charleston County$68,271
- Housing units permitted, Charleston County4,153
Every figure in this section is published for Charleston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Meggett.
All Charleston County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Meggett questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meggett, South Carolina?
1,307, in 615 households. Meggett town covers 18.14 square miles of land, which is 72 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meggett in?
Charleston 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 Meggett?
$97,865. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $714,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Meggett businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $425,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $212,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meggett, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Meggett borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Meggett. 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 Meggett in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Meggett appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Meggett, town of, community 450040, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Meggett figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Charleston 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 Meggett.
Is zoning published for Meggett?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.