ZIP Code 29138

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saluda County, South Carolina.

Population: 9,641
Median household income: $45,410
Median home value: $111,200

ZIP Code 29138 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Saluda County, South Carolina, home to about 9,641 residents. Its median household income of $45,410 runs below the Saluda County figure of $52,957.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 29138's population declined 13.2% from 11,111 to 9,641, while its median gross rent rose 33.8% from $583 to $780.

Owners occupy 70.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,641
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,410
Median home value: $111,200
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 4,407
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,1119,641

Median household income

$41,591$45,410

Median home value

$79,400$111,200

Median gross rent

$583$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,111	$41,591	$79,400	$583
2020	11,040	$37,009	$75,600	$587
2021	10,671	$37,232	$73,200	$635
2022	9,851	$39,607	$85,900	$688
2023	9,641	$45,410	$111,200	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	731	7.6%
5 to 17	1,606	16.7%
18 to 24	771	8.0%
25 to 34	1,067	11.1%
35 to 44	1,153	12.0%
45 to 54	1,255	13.0%
55 to 64	1,230	12.8%
65 to 74	1,009	10.5%
75 and over	819	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,528	47.0%
Black or African American	2,419	25.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.8%
Two or more races	273	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,334	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,207	18.5%
High school graduate	2,408	36.9%
Some college or associate's	1,880	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	710	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	328	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,018	78.6%
Carpooled	363	9.5%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	102	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	3.2%
Other means	232	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,130	30.4%
15 to 29 min	1,023	27.5%
30 to 44 min	892	24.0%
45 to 59 min	275	7.4%
60+ min	397	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 22.3% (2,103 of 9,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,867	77.9%
Nonfamily households	812	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,679	83.5%
Vacant	728	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,604	70.8%
Renter-occupied	1,075	29.2%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other38.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,468	56.0%
1-unit, attached	23	0.5%
2 to 4 units	97	2.2%
5 to 19 units	103	2.3%
20 or more units	3	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,713	38.9%

ZIP Code 29138

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