ZIP Code 29706

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chester County, South Carolina.

Population: 19,181
Median household income: $50,141
Median home value: $142,200

ZIP Code 29706 (Chester County, South Carolina) is home to about 19,181 residents. The median household income of $50,141 is in line with the Chester County median ($51,216).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29706's population held roughly steady from 19,244 to 19,181, while its median gross rent rose 38.7% from $623 to $864.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $864.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,181
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,141
Median home value: $142,200
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 8,850
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,24419,181

Median household income

$40,974$50,141

Median home value

$94,000$142,200

Median gross rent

$623$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,244	$40,974	$94,000	$623
2020	19,813	$43,268	$93,200	$648
2021	19,702	$46,236	$102,800	$694
2022	19,470	$50,942	$139,100	$761
2023	19,181	$50,141	$142,200	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,058	5.5%
5 to 17	3,126	16.3%
18 to 24	1,518	7.9%
25 to 34	2,224	11.6%
35 to 44	2,339	12.2%
45 to 54	2,067	10.8%
55 to 64	2,939	15.3%
65 to 74	2,538	13.2%
75 and over	1,372	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,213	53.2%
Black or African American	7,904	41.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	147	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	332	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	555	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,179	16.2%
High school graduate	5,414	40.2%
Some college or associate's	3,928	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,166	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	792	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,262	80.3%
Carpooled	990	12.7%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	82	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	332	4.3%
Other means	114	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,988	26.6%
15 to 29 min	1,746	23.4%
30 to 44 min	1,901	25.5%
45 to 59 min	1,046	14.0%
60+ min	781	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.0% (4,180 of 19,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,984	63.9%
Nonfamily households	2,813	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,797	88.1%
Vacant	1,053	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,789	74.2%
Renter-occupied	2,008	25.8%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,773	76.5%
1-unit, attached	10	0.1%
2 to 4 units	361	4.1%
5 to 19 units	153	1.7%
20 or more units	63	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,490	16.8%

ZIP Code 29706

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