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Clinton, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Clinton is a Census city of 7,676 people across 10.45 square miles of land, in Laurens County. Median household income is $44,522, 51.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clinton
What Clinton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.45 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land734
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaurens 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.
Clinton
How many people live in Clinton
- Population7,676
- Median age30.6
- Population under 181,934
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,193 plus or minus 296
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households2,472
- Family households1,367
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clinton
Income and work in Clinton
- Median household income$44,522
- Per capita income$21,030
- Civilian labor force3,346
- Employed3,183
- Unemployed163 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over4,284
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clinton
Housing in Clinton
- Housing units3,205
- Occupied units2,472
- Vacant units733 plus or minus 227
- Vacancy rate22.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied1,274
- Renter occupied1,198
- Ownership rate51.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$899
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units2,184
- Share single family68.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more859 plus or minus 263
- Share in buildings of two or more26.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes162 plus or minus 108
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clinton
How Clinton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,999
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,505 plus or minus 331
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more839 plus or minus 234
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone80.3 percent
- Carpooled10.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clinton
SBA loans in Clinton (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,930,900
- Average approval$494,242
- Median approval$115,000
- Largest approval$2,485,000
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clinton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Clinton
Flood risk in Clinton
- NFIP communityCity of Clinton
- NFIP community number450123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/12
The City of Clinton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450123 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.
Laurens County, not Clinton
Laurens County context, not Clinton figures
- Establishments in Laurens County985
- Covered employment, Laurens County20,195
- Average annual pay, Laurens County$51,561
- Housing units permitted, Laurens County621
Every figure in this section is published for Laurens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clinton.
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
Clinton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clinton, South Carolina?
7,676, in 2,472 households. Clinton city covers 10.45 square miles of land, which is 734 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clinton in?
Laurens 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 Clinton?
$44,522. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,400. Median gross rent is $899 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clinton businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $115,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clinton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clinton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clinton. Only 5 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 Clinton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clinton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clinton, city of, community 450123, 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 Clinton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Laurens 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 Clinton.
Is zoning published for Clinton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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