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Blacksburg, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Blacksburg is a Census town of 2,063 people across 1.87 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $32,092, 41.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blacksburg
What Blacksburg is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,103 plus or minus 283
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
Blacksburg
How many people live in Blacksburg
- Population2,063 plus or minus 529
- Median age33.8
- Population under 18649 plus or minus 209
- Share under 1831.5 percent
- Population 65 and over294 plus or minus 118
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households785 plus or minus 187
- Family households440 plus or minus 130
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blacksburg
Income and work in Blacksburg
- Median household income$32,092 plus or minus $9,861
- Per capita income$21,247 plus or minus $4,919
- Civilian labor force865 plus or minus 254
- Employed774 plus or minus 212
- Unemployed91 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate10.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over1,319 plus or minus 324
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.5 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blacksburg
- Housing units965 plus or minus 196
- Occupied units785 plus or minus 187
- Vacant units180 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied326 plus or minus 92
- Renter occupied459 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate41.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,400 plus or minus $35,614
- Median gross rent, monthly$834
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units552 plus or minus 143
- Share single family57.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more203 plus or minus 119
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Mobile homes210 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blacksburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute711 plus or minus 190
- Commuting under 15 minutes129 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more265 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blacksburg
SBA loans in Blacksburg (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$7,900,100
- Average approval$1,580,020
- Median approval$1,275,300
- Largest approval$3,184,000
- Jobs supported76
- Jobs per approval15.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more80.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Blacksburg
SBA loans in Blacksburg (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$791,000
- Average approval$791,000
- Median approval$791,000
- Largest approval$791,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cherokee County, not Blacksburg
Cherokee County context, not Blacksburg figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County935
- Covered employment, Cherokee County18,064
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$48,261
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County239
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blacksburg.
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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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
Blacksburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blacksburg, South Carolina?
2,063, in 785 households. Blacksburg town covers 1.87 square miles of land, which is 1,103 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blacksburg in?
Cherokee 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 Blacksburg?
$32,092. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,400. Median gross rent is $834 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blacksburg businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $7.9 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $1,275,300, plus 1 504 approvals worth $791,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blacksburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blacksburg. Only 2 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.
Are the county figures on this page Blacksburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Blacksburg.
Is zoning published for Blacksburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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