ZIP 29438 · Edisto Island
Who lives in ZIP code 29438 (Edisto Island, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Edisto Island, SC · Charleston County
uszips 2026
People2,826
Median age62.4
Household income$86,979
Home value$623,292
Median rent$888/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+53.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,501
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
43.7% are 65 or older; 94.3% are adults.
Household income
41.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,076.
Education (adults 25+)
43.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.3%
- Never married
- 14.5%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 2.31
- Dual-income families
- 40.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.1%
- Rent burden
- 22.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.9%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 19.0%
- No health insurance
- 13.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.