ZIP Code 29485

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dorchester County, South Carolina.

Population: 58,670
Median household income: $83,287
Median home value: $311,300

ZIP Code 29485 (Dorchester County, South Carolina) is home to about 58,670 residents. At $83,287, its median household income sits above Dorchester County's $76,896.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29485's population declined 2.3% from 60,028 to 58,670, while its median gross rent rose 24.4% from $1,184 to $1,473.

34.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,670
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $83,287
Median home value: $311,300
Median gross rent: $1,473
Housing units: 23,382
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,02858,670

Median household income

$66,952$83,287

Median home value

$209,700$311,300

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,473

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,028	$66,952	$209,700	$1,184
2020	60,383	$65,042	$226,200	$1,178
2021	60,321	$76,290	$248,800	$1,265
2022	58,946	$78,363	$291,600	$1,367
2023	58,670	$83,287	$311,300	$1,473

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,702	6.3%
5 to 17	12,048	20.5%
18 to 24	4,448	7.6%
25 to 34	7,381	12.6%
35 to 44	8,624	14.7%
45 to 54	7,353	12.5%
55 to 64	6,605	11.3%
65 to 74	5,436	9.3%
75 and over	3,073	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,924	61.2%
Black or African American	13,336	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100	0.2%
Asian	1,748	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	839	1.4%
Some other race	324	0.6%
Two or more races	2,125	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,274	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,366	6.1%
High school graduate	8,501	22.1%
Some college or associate's	14,174	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	8,274	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,157	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,257	82.0%
Carpooled	1,803	6.4%
Public transit	29	0.1%
Walked	154	0.5%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	2,776	9.8%
Other means	337	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,813	18.8%
15 to 29 min	8,481	33.1%
30 to 44 min	6,843	26.7%
45 to 59 min	3,602	14.1%
60+ min	1,859	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 9.5% (5,541 of 58,236)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,628	67.1%
Nonfamily households	7,170	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,798	93.2%
Vacant	1,584	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,835	72.6%
Renter-occupied	5,963	27.4%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,674	67.0%
1-unit, attached	1,530	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1,316	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2,689	11.5%
20 or more units	938	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1,235	5.3%

ZIP Code 29485

Demographics

Trends

Age distribution

Race & ethnicity

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Commute to work

Households

Housing

Geography

Counties this ZIP covers

Compare with nearby ZIP codes

National ZIP rankings

Nearby ZIP codes