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Pawleys Island, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Pawleys Island is a Census town of 170 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Georgetown County. Median household income is $122,500, 97.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pawleys Island
What Pawleys Island is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land242 plus or minus 71
- County holding the largest share of its areaGeorgetown 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 Pawleys Island
- Population170 plus or minus 50
- Median age68.3
- Population under 183 plus or minus 15
- Share under 181.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over120 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over70.6 percent
- Households96 plus or minus 29
- Family households63 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent plus or minus 15.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pawleys Island
- Median household income$122,500 plus or minus $69,389
- Per capita income$116,778 plus or minus $54,323
- Civilian labor force51 plus or minus 26
- Employed51 plus or minus 26
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over167 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.4 percent plus or minus 41.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher88.0 percent plus or minus 37.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree48.5 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pawleys Island
- Housing units581
- Occupied units96 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units485
- Vacancy rate83.5 percent
- Owner occupied94 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate97.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,694,400 plus or minus $633,943
- Single family units500
- Share single family86.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more81 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pawleys Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35 plus or minus 23
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.1 percent plus or minus 48.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.6 percent plus or minus 41.4
- Drove alone69.4 percent plus or minus 29.1
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home28.6 percent plus or minus 16.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pawleys Island (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$6,647,000
- Average approval$604,273
- Median approval$239,700
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported94
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawleys Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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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SBA loans in Pawleys Island (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,161,000
- Average approval$1,053,667
- Median approval$920,000
- Largest approval$1,931,000
- Jobs supported69
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawleys Island, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Pawleys Island
- NFIP communityTown of Pawleys Island
- NFIP community number450255
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date05/09/23
The Town of Pawleys Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450255 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Georgetown County, not Pawleys Island
Georgetown County context, not Pawleys Island figures
- Establishments in Georgetown County2,038
- Covered employment, Georgetown County26,006
- Average annual pay, Georgetown County$50,335
- Housing units permitted, Georgetown County327
Every figure in this section is published for Georgetown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pawleys Island.
All Georgetown 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
Pawleys Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pawleys Island, South Carolina?
170, in 96 households. Pawleys Island town covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pawleys Island in?
Georgetown 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 Pawleys Island?
$122,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,694,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pawleys Island businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $6.6 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $239,700, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pawleys Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pawleys Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pawleys Island. Only 3 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 Pawleys Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pawleys Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pawleys Island, town of, community 450255, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Pawleys Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Georgetown 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 Pawleys Island.
Is zoning published for Pawleys Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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