ZIP 29204 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29204 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People18,159
Median age35.3
Household income$50,189
Home value$198,868
Median rent$1,031/mo
Poverty23.5%
College degree+38.3%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,102 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,837
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 86.8% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,704.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.5%
- Never married
- 52.1%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 40.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.7%
- Rent burden
- 41.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.4%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.3%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.