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Pickens, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Pickens is a Census city of 3,155 people across 3.06 square miles of land, in Pickens County. Median household income is $55,000, 68.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pickens
What Pickens is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.06 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,031
- County holding the largest share of its areaPickens 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.
Pickens
How many people live in Pickens
- Population3,155
- Median age40.6 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18651 plus or minus 181
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over562 plus or minus 146
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households1,328
- Family households764
- Share of households that are families57.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pickens
Income and work in Pickens
- Median household income$55,000 plus or minus $18,294
- Per capita income$28,466
- Civilian labor force1,459
- Employed1,440
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over2,199
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pickens
- Housing units1,489
- Occupied units1,328
- Vacant units161 plus or minus 98
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied903
- Renter occupied425 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate68.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$204,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$828
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units1,074
- Share single family72.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more318 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more21.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes97 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pickens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,376
- Commuting under 15 minutes391 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more606 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled17.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pickens
SBA loans in Pickens (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$2,880,700
- Average approval$125,248
- Median approval$25,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$350,000
- Largest approval$510,000
- Jobs supported279
- Jobs per approval12.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.3 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pickens, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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SBA loans in Pickens (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$172,000
- Average approval$172,000
- Median approval$172,000
- Largest approval$172,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pickens, 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.
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Flood risk in Pickens
- NFIP communityCity of Pickens
- NFIP community number450169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The City of Pickens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450169 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.
Pickens County, not Pickens
Pickens County context, not Pickens figures
- Establishments in Pickens County2,254
- Covered employment, Pickens County39,859
- Average annual pay, Pickens County$53,824
- Housing units permitted, Pickens County1,424
Every figure in this section is published for Pickens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pickens.
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
Pickens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pickens, South Carolina?
3,155, in 1,328 households. Pickens city covers 3.06 square miles of land, which is 1,031 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pickens in?
Pickens 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 Pickens?
$55,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,100. Median gross rent is $828 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pickens businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $25,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $172,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pickens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pickens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pickens. Only 4 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 Pickens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pickens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pickens, city of, community 450169, 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 Pickens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pickens 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 Pickens.
Is zoning published for Pickens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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