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Forest Acres, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Forest Acres is a Census city of 10,530 people across 4.63 square miles of land, in Richland County. Median household income is $78,306, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $432,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Acres
What Forest Acres is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.63 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,274
- County holding the largest share of its areaRichland 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 Forest Acres
- Population10,530
- Median age41.5
- Population under 182,180
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,384
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Households4,972
- Family households2,598
- Share of households that are families52.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Acres
- Median household income$78,306
- Per capita income$53,339
- Civilian labor force5,438
- Employed5,215
- Unemployed223 plus or minus 118
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over7,470
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Acres
- Housing units5,465
- Occupied units4,972
- Vacant units493 plus or minus 255
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied3,852
- Renter occupied1,120
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$279,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,263
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units4,137
- Share single family75.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,302 plus or minus 284
- Share in buildings of two or more23.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Acres gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,614
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,625
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more756 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Drove alone77.6 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest Acres (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$432,700
- Average approval$432,700
- Median approval$432,700
- Largest approval$432,700
- Jobs supported44
- Jobs per approval44.0
- 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 franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Acres, 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 Forest Acres
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Acres
- NFIP community number450174
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The City of Forest Acres participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450174 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 Forest Acres
Richland County context, not Forest Acres 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 Forest Acres.
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
Forest Acres questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Acres, South Carolina?
10,530, in 4,972 households. Forest Acres city covers 4.63 square miles of land, which is 2,274 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Acres in?
Richland 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 Forest Acres?
$78,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $279,300. Median gross rent is $1,263 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest Acres businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $432,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $432,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Acres, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest Acres borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest Acres. 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 Forest Acres in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Acres appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Acres, city of, community 450174, 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 Forest Acres 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 Forest Acres.
Is zoning published for Forest Acres?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.