ZIP Code 29847

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

Population: 4,925
Median household income: $69,219
Median home value: $179,200

ZIP Code 29847 (Edgefield County, South Carolina) is home to about 4,925 residents. At $69,219, its median household income sits in line with Edgefield County's $67,092.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29847's population declined 6.9% from 5,289 to 4,925, while its median gross rent rose 15.7% from $686 to $794.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,925
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,219
Median home value: $179,200
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 2,065
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2894,925

Median household income

$40,786$69,219

Median home value

$87,900$179,200

Median gross rent

$686$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,289	$40,786	$87,900	$686
2020	4,936	$53,250	$122,600	$785
2021	5,045	$55,000	$117,200	$811
2022	5,060	$56,250	$111,500	$831
2023	4,925	$69,219	$179,200	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	325	6.6%
5 to 17	507	10.3%
18 to 24	560	11.4%
25 to 34	895	18.2%
35 to 44	888	18.0%
45 to 54	465	9.4%
55 to 64	598	12.1%
65 to 74	428	8.7%
75 and over	259	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,909	59.1%
Black or African American	1,617	32.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	150	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	245	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	488	13.8%
High school graduate	1,191	33.7%
Some college or associate's	1,327	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	319	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	208	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,991	86.4%
Carpooled	160	6.9%
Public transit	4	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	5.3%
Other means	27	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	354	16.2%
15 to 29 min	835	38.3%
30 to 44 min	591	27.1%
45 to 59 min	175	8.0%
60+ min	227	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 18.0% (790 of 4,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,204	72.0%
Nonfamily households	469	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,673	81.0%
Vacant	392	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,411	84.3%
Renter-occupied	262	15.7%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,154	55.9%
1-unit, attached	15	0.7%
2 to 4 units	59	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	837	40.5%

ZIP Code 29847

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