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Hemingway, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Hemingway is a Census town of 660 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Williamsburg County. Median household income is $52,500, 71.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $550,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hemingway
What Hemingway is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land764 plus or minus 273
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilliamsburg 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.
Hemingway
How many people live in Hemingway
- Population660 plus or minus 236
- Median age42.0 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 18142 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over139 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households254 plus or minus 79
- Family households167 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hemingway
Income and work in Hemingway
- Median household income$52,500 plus or minus $25,402
- Per capita income$31,463 plus or minus $7,030
- Civilian labor force316 plus or minus 134
- Employed313 plus or minus 135
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over451 plus or minus 159
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent plus or minus 38.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hemingway
Housing in Hemingway
- Housing units311 plus or minus 92
- Occupied units254 plus or minus 79
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Owner occupied181 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate71.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$850 plus or minus $303
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Single family units276 plus or minus 83
- Share single family88.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more8.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hemingway
How Hemingway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute311 plus or minus 138
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more199 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.0 percent plus or minus 38.2
- Drove alone85.7 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hemingway
SBA loans in Hemingway (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$550,000
- Average approval$275,000
- Median approval$275,000
- Largest approval$450,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term147 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 Hemingway, 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.
Hemingway
Flood risk in Hemingway
- NFIP communityTown of Hemingway
- NFIP community number450189
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/12
The Town of Hemingway participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450189 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.
Williamsburg County, not Hemingway
Williamsburg County context, not Hemingway figures
- Establishments in Williamsburg County465
- Covered employment, Williamsburg County6,318
- Average annual pay, Williamsburg County$49,566
- Housing units permitted, Williamsburg County34
Every figure in this section is published for Williamsburg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hemingway.
All Williamsburg 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
Hemingway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hemingway, South Carolina?
660, in 254 households. Hemingway town covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 764 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hemingway in?
Williamsburg 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 Hemingway?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,300. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hemingway businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $550,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $275,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hemingway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hemingway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hemingway. 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 Hemingway in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hemingway appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hemingway, town of, community 450189, 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 Hemingway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Williamsburg 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 Hemingway.
Is zoning published for Hemingway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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