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Cayce, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Cayce is a Census city of 13,741 people across 16.88 square miles of land, lying across Lexington County and Richland County. Median household income is $62,045, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cayce
What Cayce is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.88 sq mi
- Water area0.86 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land814
- County holding the largest share of its areaLexington County, 69.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inLexington County 69.3 percent, Richland County 30.7 percent
Cayce 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.
Cayce
How many people live in Cayce
- Population13,741
- Median age37.7
- Population under 182,111 plus or minus 443
- Share under 1815.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Population 65 and over2,419
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households6,556
- Family households3,205
- Share of households that are families48.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cayce
- Median household income$62,045
- Per capita income$36,863
- Civilian labor force8,004
- Employed7,579
- Unemployed425 plus or minus 196
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over9,419
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cayce
- Housing units7,089
- Occupied units6,556
- Vacant units533 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied3,968
- Renter occupied2,588
- Ownership rate60.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,360
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units5,231
- Share single family73.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,511
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent
- Mobile homes347 plus or minus 188
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cayce
How Cayce gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,834
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,757 plus or minus 357
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,396 plus or minus 333
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Drove alone84.9 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cayce
SBA loans in Cayce (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$3,281,100
- Average approval$468,729
- Median approval$238,500
- Largest approval$1,982,600
- Jobs supported89
- Jobs per approval12.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises71.4 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cayce, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Cayce
SBA loans in Cayce (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,485,000
- Average approval$371,250
- Median approval$338,500
- Largest approval$548,000
- Jobs supported154
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cayce, 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.
Cayce
Flood risk in Cayce
- NFIP communityCity of Cayce
- NFIP community number450131
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date07/05/18
The City of Cayce participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450131 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lexington County, not Cayce
Lexington County context, not Cayce 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 Cayce.
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.
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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
Cayce questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cayce, South Carolina?
13,741, in 6,556 households. Cayce city covers 16.88 square miles of land, which is 814 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cayce in?
Cayce lies in more than one. By area it is 69.3 percent in Lexington County, 30.7 percent in Richland 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 Cayce?
$62,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,800. Median gross rent is $1,360 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cayce businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $238,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cayce, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cayce borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cayce. Only 2 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 Cayce in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cayce appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cayce, city of, community 450131, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Cayce 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 Cayce.
Is zoning published for Cayce?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.