ZIP 29045 · Elgin
Who lives in ZIP code 29045 (Elgin, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elgin, SC · Kershaw County
uszips 2026
People31,372
Median age37.7
Household income$87,366
Home value$261,629
Median rent$1,321/mo
Poverty11.1%
College degree+33.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 178 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,680
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.8% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
44.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,862.
Education (adults 25+)
43.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 27.0%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 58.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.8%
- Veterans
- 14.6%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.