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Swansea, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Swansea is a Census town of 744 people across 2.09 square miles of land, in Lexington County. Median household income is $58,250, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Swansea
What Swansea is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.09 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land357 plus or minus 109
- 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.
Swansea
How many people live in Swansea
- Population744 plus or minus 227
- Median age41.2 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18233 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1831.3 percent
- Population 65 and over119 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households283 plus or minus 78
- Family households214 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families75.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Swansea
- Median household income$58,250 plus or minus $29,017
- Per capita income$26,176 plus or minus $5,731
- Civilian labor force308 plus or minus 102
- Employed274 plus or minus 101
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate11.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over493 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent plus or minus 32.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Swansea
- Housing units384 plus or minus 92
- Occupied units283 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate26.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied175 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,200 plus or minus $56,664
- Median gross rent, monthly$857 plus or minus $208
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Single family units275 plus or minus 74
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more69 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Swansea gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute233 plus or minus 87
- Commuting under 15 minutes42 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.0 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more158 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more67.8 percent
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Swansea (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,209,000
- Average approval$1,736,333
- Median approval$2,184,000
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported86
- Jobs per approval28.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Swansea, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Swansea
- NFIP communityTown of Swansea
- NFIP community number450139
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/05/18(M)
The Town of Swansea participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450139 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 Swansea
Lexington County context, not Swansea 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 Swansea.
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
Swansea questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Swansea, South Carolina?
744, in 283 households. Swansea town covers 2.09 square miles of land, which is 357 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Swansea 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 Swansea?
$58,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,200. Median gross rent is $857 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Swansea businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $5.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $2,184,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Swansea, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Swansea borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Swansea. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Swansea in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Swansea appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Swansea, town of, community 450139, 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 Swansea 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 Swansea.
Is zoning published for Swansea?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.