ZIP Code 29204

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richland County, South Carolina.

Population: 18,067
Median household income: $49,745
Median home value: $185,800

ZIP Code 29204 (Richland County, South Carolina) is home to about 18,067 residents. At $49,745, its median household income sits below Richland County's $61,699.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 29204's population declined 2.5% from 18,523 to 18,067, while its median gross rent rose 19.5% from $831 to $993.

38.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,067
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,745
Median home value: $185,800
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 8,687
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,52318,067

Median household income

$42,826$49,745

Median home value

$136,400$185,800

Median gross rent

$831$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,523	$42,826	$136,400	$831
2020	17,755	$42,677	$134,900	$853
2021	17,871	$45,238	$147,300	$887
2022	18,034	$48,074	$165,400	$932
2023	18,067	$49,745	$185,800	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2421.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	723	4.0%
5 to 17	1,708	9.5%
18 to 24	3,853	21.3%
25 to 34	2,494	13.8%
35 to 44	1,752	9.7%
45 to 54	1,751	9.7%
55 to 64	2,074	11.5%
65 to 74	1,864	10.3%
75 and over	1,848	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,966	44.1%
Black or African American	8,657	47.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	471	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	526	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	428	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,190	10.1%
High school graduate	2,904	24.6%
Some college or associate's	3,133	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,828	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,728	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,540	71.8%
Carpooled	625	8.1%
Public transit	148	1.9%
Walked	357	4.6%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	682	8.8%
Other means	351	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,658	37.8%
15 to 29 min	3,086	43.9%
30 to 44 min	742	10.6%
45 to 59 min	268	3.8%
60+ min	276	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 21.7% (3,431 of 15,803)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,622	47.3%
Nonfamily households	4,037	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,659	88.2%
Vacant	1,028	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,524	59.1%
Renter-occupied	3,135	40.9%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units13.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,008	69.2%
1-unit, attached	186	2.1%
2 to 4 units	823	9.5%
5 to 19 units	422	4.9%
20 or more units	1,165	13.4%
Mobile home & other	83	1.0%

ZIP Code 29204

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