ZIP 29201 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29201 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People24,605
Median age22.5
Household income$32,297
Home value$257,813
Median rent$1,174/mo
Poverty48.1%
College degree+52.9%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 824 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,410
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
6.6% are 65 or older; 93.7% are adults.
Household income
18.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $16,767.
Education (adults 25+)
52.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 11.4%
- Never married
- 79.4%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 2.2%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 55.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 25.0%
- Rent burden
- 56.6%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 2.7%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.