ZIP 29178 · Whitmire
Who lives in ZIP code 29178 (Whitmire, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whitmire, SC · Newberry County
uszips 2026
People3,280
Median age44.7
Household income$60,241
Home value$72,863
Median rent$723/mo
Poverty16.2%
College degree+20.0%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Newberry, SC (micro)
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,351
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
19.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,474.
Education (adults 25+)
31.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.6%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 19.7%
- Widowed
- 11.2%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- 47.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 5.5%
- Farmers
- 3.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.9%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 22.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.