ZIP 29205 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29205 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People22,223
Median age31.9
Household income$64,231
Home value$343,073
Median rent$1,109/mo
Poverty19.9%
College degree+64.9%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,329 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,643
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
35.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,928.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.3%
- Never married
- 49.7%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 52.4%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.6%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.