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Chapin, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Chapin is a Census town of 1,394 people across 2.12 square miles of land, in Lexington County. Median household income is $79,922, 86.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chapin
What Chapin is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.12 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land658
- County holding the largest share of its areaLexington 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.
Chapin
How many people live in Chapin
- Population1,394
- Median age43.0
- Population under 18285 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over304 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent
- Households579
- Family households378
- Share of households that are families65.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chapin
Income and work in Chapin
- Median household income$79,922
- Per capita income$39,301
- Civilian labor force730
- Employed711
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,015
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chapin
- Housing units614
- Occupied units579
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied500
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate86.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$221,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,570
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.6 percent
- Single family units591
- Share single family96.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more1.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chapin
How Chapin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute634
- Commuting under 15 minutes178 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more294 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.4 percent
- Drove alone85.9 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chapin
SBA loans in Chapin (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$8,348,600
- Average approval$439,400
- Median approval$171,000
- Largest approval$2,472,000
- Jobs supported183
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.1 percent
- Share to franchises10.5 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chapin, 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.
Chapin
SBA loans in Chapin (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$12,174,000
- Average approval$1,217,400
- Median approval$1,039,000
- Largest approval$4,779,000
- Jobs supported167
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chapin, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chapin
Flood risk in Chapin
- NFIP communityTown of Chapin
- NFIP community number450236
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Chapin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450236 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 Chapin
Lexington County context, not Chapin 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 Chapin.
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
Chapin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chapin, South Carolina?
1,394, in 579 households. Chapin town covers 2.12 square miles of land, which is 658 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chapin in?
Lexington 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 Chapin?
$79,922. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $221,000. Median gross rent is $1,570 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chapin businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $8.3 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $171,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $12.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chapin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chapin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chapin. 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 Chapin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chapin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chapin, town of, community 450236, 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 Chapin 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 Chapin.
Is zoning published for Chapin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.