ZIP 29170 · West Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29170 (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
People21,247
Median age38.2
Household income$74,902
Home value$212,041
Median rent$1,129/mo
Poverty9.8%
College degree+29.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 336 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,674
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,818.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.1%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.0%
- Rent burden
- 20.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.