ZIP Code 29479

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berkeley County, South Carolina.

Population: 6,287
Median household income: $48,245
Median home value: $104,900

ZIP Code 29479 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Berkeley County, South Carolina, home to about 6,287 residents. The median household income of $48,245 is below the Berkeley County median ($82,327).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 29479's population declined 12.8% from 7,208 to 6,287, while its median gross rent rose 37.8% from $637 to $878.

The typical home was built around 1986. 26.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,287
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,245
Median home value: $104,900
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 2,804
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2086,287

Median household income

$39,328$48,245

Median home value

$94,700$104,900

Median gross rent

$637$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,208	$39,328	$94,700	$637
2020	6,940	$33,301	$86,400	$667
2021	6,704	$37,377	$85,000	$732
2022	6,630	$39,839	$95,600	$811
2023	6,287	$48,245	$104,900	$878

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	7.9%
5 to 17	1,119	17.8%
18 to 24	490	7.8%
25 to 34	815	13.0%
35 to 44	440	7.0%
45 to 54	667	10.6%
55 to 64	931	14.8%
65 to 74	706	11.2%
75 and over	623	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,638	42.0%
Black or African American	2,799	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	123	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	705	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate45.9%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	629	15.0%
High school graduate	1,921	45.9%
Some college or associate's	1,091	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	401	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	140	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,034	90.7%
Carpooled	12	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	0.5%
Bicycle	13	0.6%
Worked from home	163	7.3%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	15.1%
15 to 29 min	579	27.8%
30 to 44 min	519	25.0%
45 to 59 min	460	22.1%
60+ min	207	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 26.3% (1,571 of 5,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,701	72.2%
Nonfamily households	656	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,357	84.1%
Vacant	447	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,851	78.5%
Renter-occupied	506	21.5%

1-unit, detached45.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other50.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,281	45.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	59	2.1%
5 to 19 units	17	0.6%
20 or more units	23	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,424	50.8%

ZIP Code 29479

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