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Fountain Inn, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Fountain Inn is a Census city of 12,020 people across 8.60 square miles of land, lying across Greenville County and Laurens County. Median household income is $73,585, 75.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain Inn
What Fountain Inn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.6 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,398
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenville County, 79.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inGreenville County 79.5 percent, Laurens County 20.5 percent
Fountain Inn crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Fountain Inn
- Population12,020
- Median age35.2
- Population under 183,322
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,369 plus or minus 281
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households4,570
- Family households3,374
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fountain Inn
- Median household income$73,585
- Per capita income$35,254
- Civilian labor force6,506
- Employed6,203
- Unemployed303 plus or minus 241
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over8,037
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fountain Inn
- Housing units4,803
- Occupied units4,570
- Vacant units233 plus or minus 170
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied3,433
- Renter occupied1,137 plus or minus 340
- Ownership rate75.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$275,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,184
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units3,717
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more907 plus or minus 323
- Share in buildings of two or more18.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes179 plus or minus 121
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain Inn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,121
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,623 plus or minus 363
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,418 plus or minus 413
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fountain Inn (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$11,248,600
- Average approval$511,300
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,481,500
- Largest approval$3,114,000
- Jobs supported164
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.6 percent
- Share to franchises4.5 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Inn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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 Fountain Inn (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$8,410,000
- Average approval$2,803,333
- Median approval$2,632,000
- Largest approval$4,574,000
- Jobs supported55
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Inn, 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 Fountain Inn
- NFIP communityCity of Fountain Inn
- NFIP community number450209
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/14
The City of Fountain Inn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450209 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.
Greenville County, not Fountain Inn
Greenville County context, not Fountain Inn figures
- Establishments in Greenville County15,493
- Covered employment, Greenville County296,981
- Average annual pay, Greenville County$63,216
- Housing units permitted, Greenville County5,575
Every figure in this section is published for Greenville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fountain Inn.
All Greenville 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
Fountain Inn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain Inn, South Carolina?
12,020, in 4,570 households. Fountain Inn city covers 8.60 square miles of land, which is 1,398 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain Inn in?
Fountain Inn lies in more than one. By area it is 79.5 percent in Greenville County, 20.5 percent in Laurens County. This page sits under Greenville County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Fountain Inn?
$73,585. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $275,300. Median gross rent is $1,184 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fountain Inn businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $11.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $8.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Inn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain Inn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain Inn. Only 8 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 Fountain Inn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fountain Inn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fountain Inn, city of, community 450209, 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 Fountain Inn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Greenville 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 Fountain Inn.
Is zoning published for Fountain Inn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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