ZIP 29169 · West Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29169 (West Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Columbia, SC · Lexington County
uszips 2026
People21,647
Median age38.9
Household income$57,122
Home value$207,509
Median rent$1,173/mo
Poverty15.0%
College degree+41.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 719 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,407
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.1% are 65 or older; 82.3% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,250.
Education (adults 25+)
43.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.5%
- Never married
- 37.6%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 43.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.2%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.0%
- Limited English
- 4.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.