ZIP 29229 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 29229 (Columbia, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, SC · Richland County
uszips 2026
People51,861
Median age35.2
Household income$74,043
Home value$248,054
Median rent$1,640/mo
Poverty12.9%
College degree+43.9%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
- Wider region
- Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,097 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,122
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.2% are 65 or older; 71.3% are adults.
Household income
34.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,012.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.3%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.1%
- Rent burden
- 37.3%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.4%
- Veterans
- 16.2%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.0%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.