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Bennettsville, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Bennettsville is a Census city of 7,751 people across 6.18 square miles of land, in Marlboro County. Median household income is $37,115, 44.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bennettsville
What Bennettsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.18 sq mi
- Water area0.63 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,255
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarlboro 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.
Bennettsville
How many people live in Bennettsville
- Population7,751
- Median age41.6
- Population under 181,353 plus or minus 274
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over1,410
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households2,830
- Family households1,342
- Share of households that are families47.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennettsville
Income and work in Bennettsville
- Median household income$37,115 plus or minus $9,720
- Per capita income$22,380
- Civilian labor force2,853
- Employed2,496
- Unemployed357 plus or minus 144
- Unemployment rate12.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over5,729
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennettsville
Housing in Bennettsville
- Housing units3,699
- Occupied units2,830
- Vacant units869 plus or minus 280
- Vacancy rate23.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied1,272
- Renter occupied1,558
- Ownership rate44.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,100 plus or minus $20,012
- Median gross rent, monthly$671
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units2,760
- Share single family74.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more831 plus or minus 222
- Share in buildings of two or more22.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes108 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennettsville
How Bennettsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,307
- Commuting under 15 minutes754 plus or minus 232
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,092 plus or minus 285
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone77.9 percent
- Carpooled15.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennettsville
SBA loans in Bennettsville (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$6,618,300
- Average approval$661,830
- Median approval$460,000
- Largest approval$2,914,000
- Jobs supported65
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term157 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennettsville, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bennettsville
Flood risk in Bennettsville
- NFIP communityCity of Bennettsville
- NFIP community number450147
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The City of Bennettsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450147 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.
Marlboro County, not Bennettsville
Marlboro County context, not Bennettsville figures
- Establishments in Marlboro County305
- Covered employment, Marlboro County5,591
- Average annual pay, Marlboro County$53,857
- Housing units permitted, Marlboro County6
Every figure in this section is published for Marlboro County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bennettsville.
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
Bennettsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bennettsville, South Carolina?
7,751, in 2,830 households. Bennettsville city covers 6.18 square miles of land, which is 1,255 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bennettsville in?
Marlboro 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 Bennettsville?
$37,115. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,100. Median gross rent is $671 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bennettsville businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $6.6 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $460,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennettsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bennettsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bennettsville. Only 0 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 Bennettsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bennettsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bennettsville, city of, community 450147, 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 Bennettsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marlboro 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 Bennettsville.
Is zoning published for Bennettsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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