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Santee, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Santee is a Census town of 1,076 people across 2.50 square miles of land, in Orangeburg County. Median household income is $46,667, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Santee
What Santee is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.5 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land430 plus or minus 123
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrangeburg 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.
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How many people live in Santee
- Population1,076 plus or minus 308
- Median age47.4 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 18230 plus or minus 108
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over280 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over26.0 percent
- Households364 plus or minus 90
- Family households229 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Santee
- Median household income$46,667 plus or minus $23,456
- Per capita income$25,104 plus or minus $5,758
- Civilian labor force543 plus or minus 179
- Employed531 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over707 plus or minus 178
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Santee
- Housing units434 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units364 plus or minus 90
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied237 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate65.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,800 plus or minus $35,239
- Median gross rent, monthly$911
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Single family units292 plus or minus 91
- Share single family67.3 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Santee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute504 plus or minus 170
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more202 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone73.6 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Santee (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,106,000
- Average approval$1,021,200
- Median approval$1,064,000
- Largest approval$1,836,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santee, 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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SBA loans in Santee (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,928,000
- Average approval$1,964,000
- Median approval$1,964,000
- Largest approval$3,343,000
- Jobs supported40
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santee, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Santee
- NFIP communityTown of Santee
- NFIP community number450282
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Santee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450282 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.
Orangeburg County, not Santee
Orangeburg County context, not Santee figures
- Establishments in Orangeburg County1,630
- Covered employment, Orangeburg County27,859
- Average annual pay, Orangeburg County$54,283
- Housing units permitted, Orangeburg County101
Every figure in this section is published for Orangeburg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Santee.
All Orangeburg 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
Santee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Santee, South Carolina?
1,076, in 364 households. Santee town covers 2.50 square miles of land, which is 430 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Santee in?
Orangeburg 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 Santee?
$46,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,800. Median gross rent is $911 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Santee businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $1,064,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $3.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Santee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Santee. 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 Santee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Santee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Santee, town of, community 450282, 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 Santee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orangeburg 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 Santee.
Is zoning published for Santee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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