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Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Batesburg-Leesville is a Census town of 4,941 people across 8.20 square miles of land, lying across Lexington County and Saluda County. Median household income is $49,646, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Batesburg-Leesville
What Batesburg-Leesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.2 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land603
- County holding the largest share of its areaLexington County, 87.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inLexington County 87.2 percent, Saluda County 12.8 percent
Batesburg-Leesville 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.
Batesburg-Leesville
How many people live in Batesburg-Leesville
- Population4,941
- Median age40.4
- Population under 181,074 plus or minus 253
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over874 plus or minus 180
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households2,077
- Family households1,350
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Batesburg-Leesville
- Median household income$49,646 plus or minus $14,986
- Per capita income$27,709
- Civilian labor force2,194
- Employed2,117
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over3,466
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Batesburg-Leesville
- Housing units2,513
- Occupied units2,077
- Vacant units436 plus or minus 170
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied1,420
- Renter occupied657 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$135,100 plus or minus $37,954
- Median gross rent, monthly$958
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units2,024
- Share single family80.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more253 plus or minus 122
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes236 plus or minus 152
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Batesburg-Leesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,938
- Commuting under 15 minutes769 plus or minus 265
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more645 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Batesburg-Leesville
Flood risk in Batesburg-Leesville
- NFIP communityTown of Batesburg-Leesville
- NFIP community number450130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/05/18(M)
The Town of Batesburg-Leesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450130 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.
Lexington County, not Batesburg-Leesville
Lexington County context, not Batesburg-Leesville figures
- Establishments in Lexington County7,391
- Covered employment, Lexington County132,596
- Average annual pay, Lexington County$56,005
- Housing units permitted, Lexington County1,758
Every figure in this section is published for Lexington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Batesburg-Leesville.
All Lexington 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
Batesburg-Leesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina?
4,941, in 2,077 households. Batesburg-Leesville town covers 8.20 square miles of land, which is 603 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Batesburg-Leesville in?
Batesburg-Leesville lies in more than one. By area it is 87.2 percent in Lexington County, 12.8 percent in Saluda County. This page sits under Lexington 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 Batesburg-Leesville?
$49,646. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $135,100. Median gross rent is $958 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Batesburg-Leesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Batesburg-Leesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Batesburg-Leesville, town of, community 450130, 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 Batesburg-Leesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lexington 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 Batesburg-Leesville.
Is zoning published for Batesburg-Leesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.