ZIP 29209 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29209 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People38,041
Median age33.9
Household income$58,772
Home value$206,613
Median rent$1,326/mo
Poverty19.1%
College degree+40.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 278 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,229
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
27.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,279.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.4%
- Never married
- 38.5%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 48.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.7%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.3%
- Veterans
- 12.5%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 10.1%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.