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Jefferson, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Jefferson is a Census town of 737 people across 1.80 square miles of land, in Chesterfield County. Median household income is $40,625, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $185,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jefferson
What Jefferson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.8 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land409 plus or minus 108
- County holding the largest share of its areaChesterfield 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.
Jefferson
How many people live in Jefferson
- Population737 plus or minus 195
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 11.3
- Population under 18145 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households293 plus or minus 83
- Family households218 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families74.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jefferson
- Median household income$40,625 plus or minus $18,158
- Per capita income$28,361 plus or minus $7,019
- Civilian labor force366 plus or minus 117
- Employed348 plus or minus 115
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over527 plus or minus 142
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jefferson
- Housing units341 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units293 plus or minus 83
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate14.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied227 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied66 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$314 plus or minus $161
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units238 plus or minus 64
- Share single family69.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more59 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more17.3 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jefferson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute338 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more145 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled14.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson
SBA loans in Jefferson (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$185,000
- Average approval$92,500
- Median approval$92,500
- Largest approval$94,500
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jefferson, 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.
Jefferson
Flood risk in Jefferson
- NFIP communityTown of Jefferson
- NFIP community number455425
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The Town of Jefferson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 455425 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.
Chesterfield County, not Jefferson
Chesterfield County context, not Jefferson figures
- Establishments in Chesterfield County690
- Covered employment, Chesterfield County14,200
- Average annual pay, Chesterfield County$49,211
- Housing units permitted, Chesterfield County147
Every figure in this section is published for Chesterfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jefferson.
All Chesterfield 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
Jefferson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jefferson, South Carolina?
737, in 293 households. Jefferson town covers 1.80 square miles of land, which is 409 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jefferson in?
Chesterfield 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 Jefferson?
$40,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,400. Median gross rent is $314 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jefferson businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $185,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $92,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jefferson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jefferson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jefferson. 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 Jefferson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jefferson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jefferson, town of, community 455425, 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 Jefferson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chesterfield 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 Jefferson.
Is zoning published for Jefferson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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