ZIP Code 29483

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dorchester County, South Carolina.

Population: 56,979
Median household income: $82,194
Median home value: $303,400

ZIP Code 29483 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dorchester County, South Carolina, home to about 56,979 residents. The median household income of $82,194 is above the Dorchester County median ($76,896).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29483's population declined 34.8% from 87,341 to 56,979, while its median gross rent rose 18.3% from $1,031 to $1,220.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,979
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,194
Median home value: $303,400
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 23,133
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,34156,979

Median household income

$61,533$82,194

Median home value

$207,300$303,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,341	$61,533	$207,300	$1,031
2020	91,630	$65,764	$219,000	$1,099
2021	55,833	$65,713	$231,200	$1,092
2022	56,758	$75,698	$278,100	$1,136
2023	56,979	$82,194	$303,400	$1,220

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,862	6.8%
5 to 17	10,045	17.6%
18 to 24	4,492	7.9%
25 to 34	7,286	12.8%
35 to 44	7,589	13.3%
45 to 54	6,991	12.3%
55 to 64	7,970	14.0%
65 to 74	5,446	9.6%
75 and over	3,298	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,932	68.3%
Black or African American	10,928	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	145	0.3%
Asian	801	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	40	0.1%
Some other race	111	0.2%
Two or more races	2,204	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,818	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,062	7.9%
High school graduate	10,365	26.9%
Some college or associate's	13,604	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,507	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,042	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,129	78.5%
Carpooled	2,154	8.0%
Public transit	30	0.1%
Walked	117	0.4%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	2,885	10.7%
Other means	579	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,582	14.9%
15 to 29 min	7,306	30.4%
30 to 44 min	6,657	27.7%
45 to 59 min	3,385	14.1%
60+ min	3,089	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 11.5% (6,505 of 56,581)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,508	71.7%
Nonfamily households	6,113	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,621	93.5%
Vacant	1,512	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,045	78.8%
Renter-occupied	4,576	21.2%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,907	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1,014	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1,092	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1,781	7.7%
20 or more units	645	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2,694	11.6%

ZIP Code 29483

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