ZIP 29223 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29223 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People53,074
Median age37.7
Household income$62,408
Home value$205,354
Median rent$1,277/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+34.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 810 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,597
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
27.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,706.
Education (adults 25+)
43.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.8%
- Never married
- 38.6%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 45.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.6%
- Rent burden
- 36.1%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.3%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.9%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.