ZIP Code 29831

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Aiken County, South Carolina.

Population: 4,259
Median household income: $51,295
Median home value: $164,000

Covering part of Aiken County, South Carolina, ZIP Code 29831 has about 4,259 residents. The median household income of $51,295 is below the Aiken County median ($67,940).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 29831's population declined 3.2% from 4,401 to 4,259, while its median gross rent fell 17.0% from $730 to $606.

66.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,259
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,295
Median home value: $164,000
Median gross rent: $606
Housing units: 2,006
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4014,259

Median household income

$44,578$51,295

Median home value

$89,600$164,000

Median gross rent

$730$606

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,401	$44,578	$89,600	$730
2020	4,270	$32,421	$101,700	$498
2021	4,431	$43,000	$118,400	$590
2022	4,435	$47,289	$141,800	$631
2023	4,259	$51,295	$164,000	$606

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	296	6.9%
5 to 17	532	12.5%
18 to 24	392	9.2%
25 to 34	525	12.3%
35 to 44	413	9.7%
45 to 54	371	8.7%
55 to 64	894	21.0%
65 to 74	377	8.9%
75 and over	459	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,830	66.4%
Black or African American	1,161	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	9	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	161	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	387	12.7%
High school graduate	1,304	42.9%
Some college or associate's	807	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	339	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	202	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,468	78.9%
Carpooled	211	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	149	8.0%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	412	24.1%
15 to 29 min	794	46.4%
30 to 44 min	419	24.5%
45 to 59 min	61	3.6%
60+ min	25	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.9% (333 of 4,195)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,235	64.8%
Nonfamily households	671	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,906	95.0%
Vacant	100	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,577	82.7%
Renter-occupied	329	17.3%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,343	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	1.3%
5 to 19 units	27	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	609	30.4%

ZIP Code 29831

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