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Summerton, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Summerton is a Census town of 803 people across 1.35 square miles of land, in Clarendon County. Median household income is $40,469, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $60,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Summerton
What Summerton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land593 plus or minus 196
- County holding the largest share of its areaClarendon 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 Summerton
- Population803 plus or minus 266
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 21.1
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Population 65 and over203 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households393 plus or minus 99
- Family households253 plus or minus 85
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Summerton
- Median household income$40,469 plus or minus $27,164
- Per capita income$25,067 plus or minus $5,513
- Civilian labor force340 plus or minus 111
- Employed301 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate11.5 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over608 plus or minus 164
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.2 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.1 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.1 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Summerton
- Housing units461 plus or minus 113
- Occupied units393 plus or minus 99
- Vacant units68 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied235 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied158 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate59.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,800 plus or minus $101,342
- Median gross rent, monthly$488 plus or minus $441
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Single family units307 plus or minus 78
- Share single family66.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more70 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more15.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes84 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Summerton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute271 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.0 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more144 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.1 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Summerton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$60,000
- Average approval$60,000
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$60,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Summerton, 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.
Summerton
SBA loans in Summerton (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,220,000
- Average approval$1,073,333
- Median approval$1,081,000
- Largest approval$1,768,000
- Jobs supported64
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Summerton, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Summerton
- NFIP communityTown of Summerton
- NFIP community number450054
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/13
The Town of Summerton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450054 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.
Clarendon County, not Summerton
Clarendon County context, not Summerton figures
- Establishments in Clarendon County497
- Covered employment, Clarendon County6,694
- Average annual pay, Clarendon County$41,194
- Housing units permitted, Clarendon County114
Every figure in this section is published for Clarendon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Summerton.
All Clarendon 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.
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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
Summerton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Summerton, South Carolina?
803, in 393 households. Summerton town covers 1.35 square miles of land, which is 593 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Summerton in?
Clarendon 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 Summerton?
$40,469. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,800. Median gross rent is $488 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Summerton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $60,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $60,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Summerton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Summerton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Summerton. 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 Summerton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Summerton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Summerton, town of, community 450054, 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 Summerton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clarendon 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 Summerton.
Is zoning published for Summerton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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