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Cottageville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Cottageville is a Census town of 1,196 people across 3.42 square miles of land, in Colleton County. Median household income is $80,938, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $380,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottageville
What Cottageville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land350 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaColleton 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 Cottageville
- Population1,196 plus or minus 314
- Median age37.7
- Population under 18389 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1832.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over186 plus or minus 59
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households407 plus or minus 92
- Family households333 plus or minus 83
- Share of households that are families81.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cottageville
- Median household income$80,938 plus or minus $40,575
- Per capita income$31,089
- Civilian labor force540 plus or minus 165
- Employed525 plus or minus 157
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over765 plus or minus 188
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.1 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cottageville
- Housing units418 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units407 plus or minus 92
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied330 plus or minus 79
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate81.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,700 plus or minus $36,204
- Median gross rent, monthly$934
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units163 plus or minus 64
- Share single family39.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more3.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes229 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cottageville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute478 plus or minus 142
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more370 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more77.4 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled13.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cottageville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$380,700
- Average approval$380,700
- Median approval$380,700
- Largest approval$380,700
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cottageville, 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.
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Flood risk in Cottageville
- NFIP communityTown of Cottageville
- NFIP community number450253
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The Town of Cottageville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450253 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.
Colleton County, not Cottageville
Colleton County context, not Cottageville figures
- Establishments in Colleton County793
- Covered employment, Colleton County10,285
- Average annual pay, Colleton County$48,150
- Housing units permitted, Colleton County48
Every figure in this section is published for Colleton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cottageville.
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
Cottageville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cottageville, South Carolina?
1,196, in 407 households. Cottageville town covers 3.42 square miles of land, which is 350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cottageville in?
Colleton 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 Cottageville?
$80,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,700. Median gross rent is $934 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cottageville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $380,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $380,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cottageville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cottageville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cottageville. 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 Cottageville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cottageville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cottageville, town of, community 450253, 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 Cottageville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Colleton 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 Cottageville.
Is zoning published for Cottageville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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