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Dillon, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Dillon is a Census city of 6,354 people across 5.31 square miles of land, in Dillon County. Median household income is $35,891, 53.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dillon
What Dillon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.31 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,197
- County holding the largest share of its areaDillon 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.
Dillon
How many people live in Dillon
- Population6,354
- Median age40.4
- Population under 181,568 plus or minus 325
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over1,271
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households2,512
- Family households1,725
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dillon
Income and work in Dillon
- Median household income$35,891
- Per capita income$24,955
- Civilian labor force2,462
- Employed2,265
- Unemployed197 plus or minus 97
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over4,333
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dillon
Housing in Dillon
- Housing units3,163
- Occupied units2,512
- Vacant units651 plus or minus 178
- Vacancy rate20.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,355
- Renter occupied1,157
- Ownership rate53.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,500 plus or minus $26,597
- Median gross rent, monthly$630
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units2,210
- Share single family69.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more712 plus or minus 229
- Share in buildings of two or more22.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes241 plus or minus 125
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dillon
How Dillon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,160
- Commuting under 15 minutes910 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more943 plus or minus 350
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.7 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled19.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dillon
SBA loans in Dillon (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$6,240,000
- Average approval$1,248,000
- Median approval$1,725,000
- Largest approval$2,600,000
- Jobs supported55
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more80.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dillon, 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.
Dillon
SBA loans in Dillon (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$822,000
- Average approval$822,000
- Median approval$822,000
- Largest approval$822,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dillon, 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.
Dillon
Flood risk in Dillon
- NFIP communityCity of Dillon
- NFIP community number450065
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/24/11
The City of Dillon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450065 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.
Dillon County, not Dillon
Dillon County context, not Dillon figures
- Establishments in Dillon County495
- Covered employment, Dillon County9,504
- Average annual pay, Dillon County$41,958
- Housing units permitted, Dillon County41
Every figure in this section is published for Dillon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dillon.
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
Dillon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dillon, South Carolina?
6,354, in 2,512 households. Dillon city covers 5.31 square miles of land, which is 1,197 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dillon in?
Dillon 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 Dillon?
$35,891. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,500. Median gross rent is $630 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dillon businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $6.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $1,725,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $822,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dillon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dillon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dillon. 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 Dillon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dillon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dillon, city of, community 450065, 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 Dillon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dillon 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 Dillon.
Is zoning published for Dillon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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