ZIP Code 29906

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Population: 26,562
Median household income: $61,350
Median home value: $236,900

ZIP Code 29906 (Beaufort County, South Carolina) is home to about 26,562 residents. At $61,350, its median household income sits below Beaufort County's $84,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29906's population declined 2.0% from 27,096 to 26,562, while its median gross rent rose 25.8% from $1,095 to $1,377.

The median resident is 29.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,562
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,350
Median home value: $236,900
Median gross rent: $1,377
Housing units: 11,028
Homeownership rate: 48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,09626,562

Median household income

$51,346$61,350

Median home value

$150,000$236,900

Median gross rent

$1,095$1,377

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,096	$51,346	$150,000	$1,095
2020	28,205	$52,546	$168,700	$1,108
2021	25,880	$53,808	$176,200	$1,132
2022	25,772	$60,041	$217,500	$1,315
2023	26,562	$61,350	$236,900	$1,377

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,305	8.7%
5 to 17	5,137	19.3%
18 to 24	4,213	15.9%
25 to 34	4,081	15.4%
35 to 44	2,912	11.0%
45 to 54	2,392	9.0%
55 to 64	2,396	9.0%
65 to 74	1,880	7.1%
75 and over	1,246	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,969	48.8%
Black or African American	8,810	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	60	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	823	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,884	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,346	9.0%
High school graduate	4,988	33.5%
Some college or associate's	4,942	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,071	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,560	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,357	83.7%
Carpooled	1,027	8.3%
Public transit	105	0.8%
Walked	50	0.4%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	718	5.8%
Other means	105	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,804	24.1%
15 to 29 min	4,383	37.6%
30 to 44 min	2,881	24.7%
45 to 59 min	797	6.8%
60+ min	794	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 14.9% (3,936 of 26,487)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,233	72.4%
Nonfamily households	2,762	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,995	90.6%
Vacant	1,033	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,816	48.2%
Renter-occupied	5,179	51.8%

1-unit, detached49.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other28.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,497	49.8%
1-unit, attached	270	2.4%
2 to 4 units	177	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1,344	12.2%
20 or more units	613	5.6%
Mobile home & other	3,127	28.4%

ZIP Code 29906

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