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Pacolet, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Pacolet is a Census town of 2,419 people across 5.78 square miles of land, in Spartanburg County. Median household income is $42,359, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pacolet
What Pacolet is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.78 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land419
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpartanburg 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.
Pacolet
How many people live in Pacolet
- Population2,419
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18576 plus or minus 146
- Share under 1823.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over543 plus or minus 156
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households1,052
- Family households567
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pacolet
Income and work in Pacolet
- Median household income$42,359 plus or minus $11,054
- Per capita income$25,090
- Civilian labor force1,075
- Employed1,035
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,692
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pacolet
Housing in Pacolet
- Housing units1,281
- Occupied units1,052
- Vacant units229 plus or minus 79
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied753 plus or minus 172
- Renter occupied299 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate71.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,600 plus or minus $27,490
- Median gross rent, monthly$902 plus or minus $219
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units968
- Share single family75.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more161 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more12.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes152 plus or minus 70
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pacolet gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute934
- Commuting under 15 minutes182 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more413 plus or minus 208
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.2 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Drove alone71.7 percent
- Carpooled22.4 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pacolet
SBA loans in Pacolet (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,098,000
- Average approval$1,098,000
- Median approval$1,098,000
- Largest approval$1,098,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval19.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term299 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pacolet, 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.
Pacolet
Flood risk in Pacolet
- NFIP communityTown of Pacolet
- NFIP community number450180
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/11
The Town of Pacolet participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450180 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 Pacolet
Spartanburg County context, not Pacolet 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 Pacolet.
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.
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
Pacolet questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pacolet, South Carolina?
2,419, in 1,052 households. Pacolet town covers 5.78 square miles of land, which is 419 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pacolet in?
Spartanburg 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 Pacolet?
$42,359. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,600. Median gross rent is $902 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pacolet businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,098,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pacolet, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pacolet borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pacolet. 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 Pacolet in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pacolet appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pacolet, town of, community 450180, 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 Pacolet 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 Pacolet.
Is zoning published for Pacolet?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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