ZIP 29172 · West Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29172 (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
People8,974
Median age39.5
Household income$64,430
Home value$175,926
Median rent$1,048/mo
Poverty7.5%
College degree+22.5%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 145 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,737
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.9% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,094.
Education (adults 25+)
54.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.4%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 49.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.9%
- Rent burden
- 23.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.4%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.