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Ridgeway, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Ridgeway is a Census town of 261 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Fairfield County. Median household income is $44,107, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridgeway
What Ridgeway is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land539 plus or minus 198
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfield 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 Ridgeway
- Population261 plus or minus 96
- Median age55.9 plus or minus 16.7
- Population under 1829 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1811.1 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Population 65 and over89 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over34.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Households137 plus or minus 46
- Family households77 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families56.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridgeway
- Median household income$44,107 plus or minus $20,265
- Per capita income$33,126 plus or minus $10,606
- Civilian labor force139 plus or minus 57
- Employed134 plus or minus 54
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over212 plus or minus 73
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.2 percent plus or minus 36.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridgeway
- Housing units189 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units137 plus or minus 46
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate27.5 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Owner occupied86 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,800 plus or minus $34,771
- Median gross rent, monthly$635 plus or minus $271
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Single family units160 plus or minus 53
- Share single family84.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 2
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridgeway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute121 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Drove alone82.1 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ridgeway (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,714,400
- Average approval$342,880
- Median approval$120,000
- Largest approval$810,000
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgeway, 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.
Fairfield County, not Ridgeway
Fairfield County context, not Ridgeway figures
- Establishments in Fairfield County331
- Covered employment, Fairfield County6,051
- Average annual pay, Fairfield County$62,001
- Housing units permitted, Fairfield County91
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ridgeway.
All Fairfield 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
Ridgeway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridgeway, South Carolina?
261, in 137 households. Ridgeway town covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 539 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridgeway in?
Fairfield 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 Ridgeway?
$44,107. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,800. Median gross rent is $635 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ridgeway businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $120,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgeway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ridgeway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ridgeway. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Ridgeway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfield 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 Ridgeway.
Is zoning published for Ridgeway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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