ZIP 29212 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29212 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Lexington County
uszips 2026
People27,657
Median age44.8
Household income$77,142
Home value$247,064
Median rent$1,452/mo
Poverty9.2%
College degree+46.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 500 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,643
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.6% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
35.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,522.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.6%
- Never married
- 32.8%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.9%
- Rent burden
- 34.1%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.6%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.