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Blythewood, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Blythewood is a Census town of 5,731 people across 10.63 square miles of land, lying across Richland County and Fairfield County. Median household income is $94,167, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blythewood
What Blythewood is
- Census place typetown
- Land area10.63 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land539
- County holding the largest share of its areaRichland County, 90.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inRichland County 90.7 percent, Fairfield County 9.3 percent
Blythewood crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blythewood
How many people live in Blythewood
- Population5,731
- Median age46.1
- Population under 181,277 plus or minus 320
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over983 plus or minus 385
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households2,274
- Family households1,686
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blythewood
Income and work in Blythewood
- Median household income$94,167 plus or minus $42,242
- Per capita income$47,174
- Civilian labor force2,804
- Employed2,663
- Unemployed141 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over4,148
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blythewood
Housing in Blythewood
- Housing units2,328
- Occupied units2,274
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied1,860
- Renter occupied414 plus or minus 325
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$384,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,107
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units2,141
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more111 plus or minus 145
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blythewood
How Blythewood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,015 plus or minus 487
- Commuting under 15 minutes360 plus or minus 254
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more788 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone70.5 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home26.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blythewood
SBA loans in Blythewood (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$9,492,500
- Average approval$431,477
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$794,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported131
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.5 percent
- Share to franchises4.5 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blythewood, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Blythewood
SBA loans in Blythewood (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$513,000
- Average approval$256,500
- Median approval$256,500
- Largest approval$273,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blythewood, 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.
Blythewood
Flood risk in Blythewood
- NFIP communityTown of Blythewood
- NFIP community number450258
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The Town of Blythewood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450258 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.
Richland County, not Blythewood
Richland County context, not Blythewood figures
- Establishments in Richland County9,426
- Covered employment, Richland County227,771
- Average annual pay, Richland County$62,784
- Housing units permitted, Richland County3,469
Every figure in this section is published for Richland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blythewood.
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
Blythewood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blythewood, South Carolina?
5,731, in 2,274 households. Blythewood town covers 10.63 square miles of land, which is 539 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blythewood in?
Blythewood lies in more than one. By area it is 90.7 percent in Richland County, 9.3 percent in Fairfield County. This page sits under Richland County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Blythewood?
$94,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $384,600. Median gross rent is $1,107 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blythewood businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $9.5 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $513,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blythewood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blythewood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blythewood. Only 2 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 Blythewood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blythewood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blythewood, town of, community 450258, 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 Blythewood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Richland 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 Blythewood.
Is zoning published for Blythewood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.