ZIP Code 29229

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richland County, South Carolina.

Population: 50,652
Median household income: $72,571
Median home value: $230,800

ZIP Code 29229 (Richland County, South Carolina) is home to about 50,652 residents. Its median household income of $72,571 runs above the Richland County figure of $61,699.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29229's population declined 3.1% from 52,289 to 50,652, while its median gross rent rose 22.0% from $1,252 to $1,528.

Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,652
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $72,571
Median home value: $230,800
Median gross rent: $1,528
Housing units: 20,939
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,28950,652

Median household income

$71,803$72,571

Median home value

$168,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,289	$71,803	$168,700	$1,252
2020	50,137	$68,559	$169,200	$1,465
2021	49,350	$72,143	$176,700	$1,502
2022	49,097	$70,335	$200,800	$1,581
2023	50,652	$72,571	$230,800	$1,528

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,382	6.7%
5 to 17	11,128	22.0%
18 to 24	4,004	7.9%
25 to 34	6,753	13.3%
35 to 44	7,135	14.1%
45 to 54	6,432	12.7%
55 to 64	6,267	12.4%
65 to 74	3,668	7.2%
75 and over	1,883	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,924	23.5%
Black or African American	31,267	61.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.2%
Asian	1,740	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	113	0.2%
Two or more races	1,679	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,811	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,852	5.8%
High school graduate	5,493	17.1%
Some college or associate's	10,030	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,888	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,875	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,042	74.9%
Carpooled	2,153	8.9%
Public transit	48	0.2%
Walked	51	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,146	13.1%
Other means	656	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,513	12.0%
15 to 29 min	7,802	37.2%
30 to 44 min	7,069	33.7%
45 to 59 min	1,849	8.8%
60+ min	1,717	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 10.8% (5,465 of 50,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,984	72.2%
Nonfamily households	5,389	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,373	92.5%
Vacant	1,566	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,913	71.8%
Renter-occupied	5,460	28.2%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,764	80.1%
1-unit, attached	807	3.9%
2 to 4 units	215	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1,779	8.5%
20 or more units	1,025	4.9%
Mobile home & other	349	1.7%

ZIP Code 29229

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