ZIP Code 29078

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kershaw County, South Carolina.

Population: 16,370
Median household income: $66,657
Median home value: $183,100

Covering part of Kershaw County, South Carolina, ZIP Code 29078 has about 16,370 residents. At $66,657, its median household income sits in line with Kershaw County's $64,343.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29078's population declined 3.1% from 16,896 to 16,370, while its median gross rent rose 24.7% from $716 to $893.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,370
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,657
Median home value: $183,100
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 6,796
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,89616,370

Median household income

$56,734$66,657

Median home value

$143,100$183,100

Median gross rent

$716$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,896	$56,734	$143,100	$716
2020	16,162	$57,409	$144,800	$806
2021	15,686	$58,477	$145,200	$719
2022	15,771	$60,574	$172,300	$788
2023	16,370	$66,657	$183,100	$893

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	748	4.6%
5 to 17	2,996	18.3%
18 to 24	1,288	7.9%
25 to 34	1,729	10.6%
35 to 44	2,166	13.2%
45 to 54	2,117	12.9%
55 to 64	2,381	14.5%
65 to 74	1,983	12.1%
75 and over	962	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,086	73.8%
Black or African American	2,919	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	31	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	434	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	900	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,020	9.0%
High school graduate	4,107	36.2%
Some college or associate's	3,805	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,641	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	765	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,157	84.0%
Carpooled	528	7.2%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	45	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	569	7.8%
Other means	17	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,096	16.2%
15 to 29 min	1,980	29.3%
30 to 44 min	2,675	39.6%
45 to 59 min	582	8.6%
60+ min	425	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 13.0% (2,118 of 16,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,455	71.3%
Nonfamily households	1,791	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,246	91.9%
Vacant	550	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,509	88.2%
Renter-occupied	737	11.8%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,839	71.2%
1-unit, attached	29	0.4%
2 to 4 units	86	1.3%
5 to 19 units	95	1.4%
20 or more units	172	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,575	23.2%

ZIP Code 29078

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