ZIP 29437 · Dorchester
Who lives in ZIP code 29437 (Dorchester, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorchester, SC · Dorchester County
uszips 2026
People2,281
Median age42.6
Household income$61,821
Home value$180,791
Median rent$634/mo
Poverty11.0%
College degree+23.7%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 861
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
24.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,869.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 10.7%
- Family size
- 3.47
- Dual-income families
- 33.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.8%
- Rent burden
- 25.6%
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 23.0%
- Limited English
- 9.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.