ZIP 29053 · Gaston
Who lives in ZIP code 29053 (Gaston, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gaston, SC · Lexington County
uszips 2026
People21,076
Median age35.9
Household income$56,703
Home value$119,289
Median rent$1,000/mo
Poverty21.4%
College degree+12.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 101 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,941
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.8% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
21.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,956.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.8%
- Never married
- 35.0%
- Divorced
- 17.3%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 47.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.7%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 17.2%
- No health insurance
- 17.5%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.