ZIP Code 29809

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Aiken County, South Carolina.

Population: 2,426
Median household income: $56,042
Median home value: $128,700

ZIP Code 29809 (Aiken County, South Carolina) is home to about 2,426 residents. Its median household income of $56,042 runs below the Aiken County figure of $67,940.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29809's population held roughly steady from 2,439 to 2,426, while its median gross rent fell 7.5% from $751 to $695.

89.1% of workers drive to work alone. 73.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,426
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,042
Median home value: $128,700
Median gross rent: $695
Housing units: 1,080
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4392,426

Median household income

$43,340$56,042

Median home value

$92,300$128,700

Median gross rent

$751$695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,439	$43,340	$92,300	$751
2020	2,729	$46,492	$98,500	$731
2021	2,469	$49,167	$96,500	$718
2022	2,326	$55,667	$115,300	$740
2023	2,426	$56,042	$128,700	$695

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	201	8.3%
5 to 17	266	11.0%
18 to 24	254	10.5%
25 to 34	381	15.7%
35 to 44	411	16.9%
45 to 54	144	5.9%
55 to 64	321	13.2%
65 to 74	275	11.3%
75 and over	173	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,127	46.5%
Black or African American	1,094	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	132	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	9.8%
High school graduate	830	48.7%
Some college or associate's	389	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	241	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	78	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,018	89.1%
Carpooled	75	6.6%
Public transit	16	1.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	2.7%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	257	23.1%
15 to 29 min	463	41.6%
30 to 44 min	313	28.1%
45 to 59 min	25	2.2%
60+ min	54	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 14.1% (341 of 2,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	586	66.2%
Nonfamily households	299	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	885	81.9%
Vacant	195	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	680	76.8%
Renter-occupied	205	23.2%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	796	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	246	22.8%

ZIP Code 29809

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