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Conway, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Conway is a Census city of 27,263 people across 27.66 square miles of land, in Horry County. Median household income is $56,650, 65.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Conway
What Conway is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.66 sq mi
- Water area0.9 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land986
- 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.
Conway
How many people live in Conway
- Population27,263
- Median age32.5
- Population under 184,621
- Share under 1816.9 percent
- Population 65 and over4,588
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households8,762
- Family households5,287
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Conway
Income and work in Conway
- Median household income$56,650
- Per capita income$26,388
- Civilian labor force11,976
- Employed10,981
- Unemployed995 plus or minus 311
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over15,676
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Conway
Housing in Conway
- Housing units9,573
- Occupied units8,762
- Vacant units811 plus or minus 255
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied5,726
- Renter occupied3,036
- Ownership rate65.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$260,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$866
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units7,396
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,101
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Conway
How Conway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,056
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,210
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,486
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent
- Drove alone75.8 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Conway
SBA loans in Conway (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$11,522,900
- Average approval$281,046
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$734,000
- Largest approval$1,870,600
- Jobs supported365
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.2 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Conway, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Conway
SBA loans in Conway (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,684,000
- Average approval$1,342,000
- Median approval$1,342,000
- Largest approval$2,475,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Conway, 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.
Conway
Flood risk in Conway
- NFIP communityCity of Conway
- NFIP community number450106
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/21
The City of Conway participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450106 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 Conway
Horry County context, not Conway 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 Conway.
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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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
Conway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Conway, South Carolina?
27,263, in 8,762 households. Conway city covers 27.66 square miles of land, which is 986 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Conway 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 Conway?
$56,650. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $260,900. Median gross rent is $866 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Conway businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totaling $11.5 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Conway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Conway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Conway. Only 9 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 Conway in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Conway appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Conway, city of, community 450106, 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 Conway 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 Conway.
Is zoning published for Conway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.