ZIP Code 29520

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Population: 12,860
Median household income: $41,786
Median home value: $98,600

ZIP Code 29520 (Chesterfield County, South Carolina) is home to about 12,860 residents. Its median household income of $41,786 runs below the Chesterfield County figure of $47,620.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29520's population declined 6.1% from 13,689 to 12,860, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $669 to $805.

16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,860
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,786
Median home value: $98,600
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 6,554
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,68912,860

Median household income

$41,775$41,786

Median home value

$92,500$98,600

Median gross rent

$669$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,689	$41,775	$92,500	$669
2020	13,447	$39,041	$98,300	$731
2021	12,998	$41,723	$91,400	$775
2022	12,575	$40,724	$99,500	$842
2023	12,860	$41,786	$98,600	$805

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	605	4.7%
5 to 17	2,038	15.8%
18 to 24	819	6.4%
25 to 34	1,460	11.4%
35 to 44	1,326	10.3%
45 to 54	1,833	14.3%
55 to 64	2,115	16.4%
65 to 74	1,659	12.9%
75 and over	1,005	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,088	47.3%
Black or African American	5,585	43.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	87	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	608	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,441	15.3%
High school graduate	3,668	39.0%
Some college or associate's	2,761	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,004	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	524	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means4.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,374	83.8%
Carpooled	357	6.8%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	106	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	2.3%
Other means	258	4.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,411	47.3%
15 to 29 min	1,323	25.9%
30 to 44 min	710	13.9%
45 to 59 min	416	8.2%
60+ min	242	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 25.2% (3,161 of 12,540)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,465	65.4%
Nonfamily households	1,835	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,300	80.9%
Vacant	1,254	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,623	68.4%
Renter-occupied	1,677	31.6%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,025	61.4%
1-unit, attached	30	0.5%
2 to 4 units	367	5.6%
5 to 19 units	290	4.4%
20 or more units	52	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,790	27.3%

ZIP Code 29520

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