ZIP Code 29405

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Charleston County, South Carolina.

Population: 26,717
Median household income: $54,566
Median home value: $266,200

ZIP Code 29405 (Charleston County, South Carolina) is home to about 26,717 residents. The median household income of $54,566 is below the Charleston County median ($84,320).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29405's population declined 10.9% from 29,978 to 26,717, while its median gross rent rose 26.6% from $945 to $1,196.

70.7% of workers drive to work alone. 65.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,717
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,566
Median home value: $266,200
Median gross rent: $1,196
Housing units: 13,058
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,97826,717

Median household income

$38,343$54,566

Median home value

$153,100$266,200

Median gross rent

$945$1,196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,978	$38,343	$153,100	$945
2020	29,620	$41,739	$148,400	$967
2021	29,087	$44,256	$172,800	$1,021
2022	27,449	$47,532	$221,100	$1,126
2023	26,717	$54,566	$266,200	$1,196

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,628	6.1%
5 to 17	3,270	12.2%
18 to 24	2,005	7.5%
25 to 34	4,373	16.4%
35 to 44	4,276	16.0%
45 to 54	2,950	11.0%
55 to 64	3,655	13.7%
65 to 74	2,950	11.0%
75 and over	1,610	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,200	34.4%
Black or African American	15,337	57.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	191	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	66	0.2%
Two or more races	508	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,369	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,220	16.3%
High school graduate	5,770	29.1%
Some college or associate's	5,496	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,483	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,845	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit5.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,174	70.7%
Carpooled	1,404	10.8%
Public transit	696	5.4%
Walked	119	0.9%
Bicycle	105	0.8%
Worked from home	1,388	10.7%
Other means	98	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,322	28.6%
15 to 29 min	6,127	52.8%
30 to 44 min	1,359	11.7%
45 to 59 min	348	3.0%
60+ min	440	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 17.5% (4,353 of 24,936)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,314	46.9%
Nonfamily households	6,014	53.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,328	86.8%
Vacant	1,730	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,313	46.9%
Renter-occupied	6,015	53.1%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,515	65.2%
1-unit, attached	244	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,567	12.0%
5 to 19 units	1,454	11.1%
20 or more units	698	5.3%
Mobile home & other	580	4.4%

ZIP Code 29405

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