ZIP 29401 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 29401 (Charleston, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, SC · Charleston County
uszips 2026
People9,339
Median age44.0
Household income$99,667
Home value$1,161,615
Median rent$1,790/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+74.7%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,350 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,186
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 86.8% are adults.
Household income
49.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,173.
Education (adults 25+)
45.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.3%
- Never married
- 42.5%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.58
- Dual-income families
- 43.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.2%
- Rent burden
- 56.9%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 24.4%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 44.1%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.