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Wellford, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wellford is a Census city of 3,515 people across 4.58 square miles of land, in Spartanburg County. Median household income is $57,338, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellford
What Wellford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.58 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land768
- 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.
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How many people live in Wellford
- Population3,515
- Median age28.8
- Population under 181,377 plus or minus 340
- Share under 1839.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over492 plus or minus 170
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households1,169
- Family households914
- Share of households that are families78.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wellford
- Median household income$57,338
- Per capita income$21,392
- Civilian labor force1,180 plus or minus 252
- Employed1,175 plus or minus 252
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,966
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wellford
- Housing units1,273
- Occupied units1,169
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied958
- Renter occupied211 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$223,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,261
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units944 plus or minus 189
- Share single family74.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more132 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more10.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes197 plus or minus 100
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wellford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,121 plus or minus 242
- Commuting under 15 minutes271 plus or minus 137
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more177 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone81.3 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wellford (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,203,200
- Average approval$734,400
- Median approval$69,200
- Largest approval$2,124,000
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval20.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellford, 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 Wellford
- NFIP communityCity of Wellford
- NFIP community number450287
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/21
The City of Wellford does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450287 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 Wellford
Spartanburg County context, not Wellford 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 Wellford.
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
Wellford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellford, South Carolina?
3,515, in 1,169 households. Wellford city covers 4.58 square miles of land, which is 768 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellford 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 Wellford?
$57,338. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,000. Median gross rent is $1,261 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wellford businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $69,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wellford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wellford. 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 Wellford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wellford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellford, city of, community 450287, 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 Wellford 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 Wellford.
Is zoning published for Wellford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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