ZIP Code 29212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lexington County, South Carolina.

Population: 27,701
Median household income: $74,652
Median home value: $222,200

ZIP Code 29212 (Lexington County, South Carolina) is home to about 27,701 residents. At $74,652, its median household income sits in line with Lexington County's $75,014.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29212's population declined 5.9% from 29,435 to 27,701, while its median gross rent rose 26.8% from $1,072 to $1,359.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,701
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $74,652
Median home value: $222,200
Median gross rent: $1,359
Housing units: 13,374
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,43527,701

Median household income

$69,030$74,652

Median home value

$171,500$222,200

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,359

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,435	$69,030	$171,500	$1,072
2020	28,234	$63,145	$169,900	$1,085
2021	27,724	$65,888	$174,700	$1,143
2022	27,310	$71,968	$208,500	$1,259
2023	27,701	$74,652	$222,200	$1,359

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,435	5.2%
5 to 17	4,069	14.7%
18 to 24	2,219	8.0%
25 to 34	3,980	14.4%
35 to 44	3,166	11.4%
45 to 54	3,127	11.3%
55 to 64	3,639	13.1%
65 to 74	3,697	13.3%
75 and over	2,369	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,322	62.5%
Black or African American	7,051	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	835	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	210	0.8%
Two or more races	830	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,420	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,250	6.3%
High school graduate	3,690	18.5%
Some college or associate's	5,918	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,227	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,893	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,716	77.3%
Carpooled	1,239	8.9%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	207	1.5%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	1,523	11.0%
Other means	175	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,071	24.9%
15 to 29 min	5,207	42.2%
30 to 44 min	2,680	21.7%
45 to 59 min	664	5.4%
60+ min	723	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 8.2% (2,279 of 27,701)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,298	58.5%
Nonfamily households	5,175	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,473	93.3%
Vacant	901	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,740	70.1%
Renter-occupied	3,733	29.9%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,579	64.1%
1-unit, attached	1,192	8.9%
2 to 4 units	503	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1,641	12.3%
20 or more units	1,022	7.6%
Mobile home & other	437	3.3%

ZIP Code 29212

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