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Chesnee, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Chesnee is a Census city of 896 people across 1.07 square miles of land, lying across Spartanburg County and Cherokee County. Median household income is $37,708, 54.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chesnee
What Chesnee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land837 plus or minus 227
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpartanburg County, 98.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inSpartanburg County 98.0 percent, Cherokee County 2.0 percent
Chesnee 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.
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How many people live in Chesnee
- Population896 plus or minus 243
- Median age41.7
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1813.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over132 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households350
- Family households179 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chesnee
- Median household income$37,708 plus or minus $10,738
- Per capita income$23,036 plus or minus $5,268
- Civilian labor force454 plus or minus 125
- Employed436 plus or minus 123
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over694 plus or minus 229
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.4 percent plus or minus 30.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chesnee
- Housing units413
- Occupied units350
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate15.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied190 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied160 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate54.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,700 plus or minus $59,518
- Median gross rent, monthly$839
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units277 plus or minus 62
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes87 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chesnee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute410 plus or minus 119
- Commuting under 15 minutes114 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more175 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.7 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chesnee (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,449,600
- Average approval$483,200
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,134,600
- Jobs supported41
- Jobs per approval13.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chesnee, 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.
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Flood risk in Chesnee
- NFIP communityCity of Chesnee
- NFIP community number450285
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/11
The City of Chesnee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450285 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.
Spartanburg County, not Chesnee
Spartanburg County context, not Chesnee figures
- Establishments in Spartanburg County7,399
- Covered employment, Spartanburg County155,484
- Average annual pay, Spartanburg County$59,564
- Housing units permitted, Spartanburg County3,129
Every figure in this section is published for Spartanburg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chesnee.
All Spartanburg 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
Chesnee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chesnee, South Carolina?
896, in 350 households. Chesnee city covers 1.07 square miles of land, which is 837 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chesnee in?
Chesnee lies in more than one. By area it is 98.0 percent in Spartanburg County, 2.0 percent in Cherokee County. This page sits under Spartanburg 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 Chesnee?
$37,708. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,700. Median gross rent is $839 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chesnee businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chesnee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chesnee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chesnee. 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 Chesnee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chesnee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chesnee, city of, community 450285, 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 Chesnee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Spartanburg 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 Chesnee.
Is zoning published for Chesnee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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