ZIP 29203 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29203 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People40,653
Median age34.6
Household income$46,054
Home value$135,709
Median rent$1,110/mo
Poverty26.1%
College degree+22.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 252 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,776
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
13.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,905.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 24.7%
- Never married
- 51.4%
- Divorced
- 17.0%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 35.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.7%
- Rent burden
- 36.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 11.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 11.6%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.