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Tega Cay, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Tega Cay is a Census city of 13,615 people across 4.57 square miles of land, in York County. Median household income is $142,000, 84.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $849,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tega Cay
What Tega Cay is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.57 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,979
- County holding the largest share of its areaYork 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.
Tega Cay
How many people live in Tega Cay
- Population13,615
- Median age41.0
- Population under 183,327
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,380 plus or minus 557
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households4,940
- Family households4,318
- Share of households that are families87.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tega Cay
- Median household income$142,000
- Per capita income$66,471
- Civilian labor force7,050
- Employed6,897
- Unemployed153 plus or minus 104
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over9,550
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tega Cay
- Housing units5,021
- Occupied units4,940
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 83
- Vacancy rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied4,163
- Renter occupied777 plus or minus 247
- Ownership rate84.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$529,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,408 plus or minus $554
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units4,245
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more533 plus or minus 207
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes243 plus or minus 252
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tega Cay gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,555
- Commuting under 15 minutes805 plus or minus 291
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,283
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.1 percent
- Drove alone60.8 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home32.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tega Cay (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$849,500
- Average approval$283,167
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$549,500
- Jobs supported80
- Jobs per approval26.7
- 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 franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tega Cay, 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.
Tega Cay
SBA loans in Tega Cay (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$925,000
- Average approval$462,500
- Median approval$462,500
- Largest approval$790,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tega Cay, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tega Cay
- NFIP communityCity of Tega Cay
- NFIP community number450036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/17
The City of Tega Cay participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450036 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.
York County, not Tega Cay
York County context, not Tega Cay figures
- Establishments in York County6,231
- Covered employment, York County104,775
- Average annual pay, York County$61,068
- Housing units permitted, York County2,513
Every figure in this section is published for York County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tega Cay.
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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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
Tega Cay questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tega Cay, South Carolina?
13,615, in 4,940 households. Tega Cay city covers 4.57 square miles of land, which is 2,979 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tega Cay in?
York 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 Tega Cay?
$142,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $529,200. Median gross rent is $1,408 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tega Cay businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $849,500 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $925,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tega Cay, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tega Cay borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tega Cay. 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 Tega Cay in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tega Cay appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tega Cay, city of, community 450036, 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 Tega Cay figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for York 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 Tega Cay.
Is zoning published for Tega Cay?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.