ZIP 29009 · Bethune
Who lives in ZIP code 29009 (Bethune, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethune, SC · Kershaw County
uszips 2026
People2,451
Median age42.6
Household income$57,857
Home value$100,273
Median rent$1,064/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+19.4%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,040
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.8% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
18.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,193.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.6%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 45.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 41.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.7%
- Veterans
- 16.7%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.