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Atlantic Beach, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Atlantic Beach is a Census town of 237 people across 0.16 square miles of land, in Horry County. Median household income is $33,500, 23.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $882,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Atlantic Beach
What Atlantic Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,466 plus or minus 643
- County holding the largest share of its areaHorry 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.
Atlantic Beach
How many people live in Atlantic Beach
- Population237 plus or minus 104
- Median age41.5 plus or minus 11.2
- Population under 1853 plus or minus 37
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Population 65 and over41 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Households116 plus or minus 47
- Family households44 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families37.9 percent plus or minus 18.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Atlantic Beach
- Median household income$33,500 plus or minus $17,043
- Per capita income$22,551 plus or minus $7,087
- Civilian labor force126 plus or minus 60
- Employed118 plus or minus 58
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over171 plus or minus 66
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent plus or minus 50.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Atlantic Beach
- Housing units262 plus or minus 59
- Occupied units116 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units146 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate55.7 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Owner occupied27 plus or minus 14
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate23.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$385,000 plus or minus $139,509
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,083 plus or minus $451
- Annual rent as a share of median income38.8 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Single family units117 plus or minus 36
- Share single family44.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Units in buildings of two or more134 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more51.1 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Atlantic Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute108 plus or minus 54
- Commuting under 15 minutes38 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.2 percent plus or minus 32.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.3 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone49.1 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Carpooled15.8 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Public transport7.9 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Atlantic Beach (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$882,000
- Average approval$882,000
- Median approval$882,000
- Largest approval$882,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval12.0
- 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 Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Atlantic Beach
- NFIP community number450222
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/21
The Town of Atlantic Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450222 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.
Horry County, not Atlantic Beach
Horry County context, not Atlantic Beach figures
- Establishments in Horry County10,550
- Covered employment, Horry County144,489
- Average annual pay, Horry County$48,046
- Housing units permitted, Horry County7,331
Every figure in this section is published for Horry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Atlantic Beach.
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
Atlantic Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina?
237, in 116 households. Atlantic Beach town covers 0.16 square miles of land, which is 1,466 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Atlantic Beach in?
Horry 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 Atlantic Beach?
$33,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $385,000. Median gross rent is $1,083 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Atlantic Beach businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $882,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $882,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Atlantic Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Atlantic Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Atlantic Beach. 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 Atlantic Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Atlantic Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Atlantic Beach, town of, community 450222, 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 Atlantic Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Horry 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 Atlantic Beach.
Is zoning published for Atlantic Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.