ZIP 29487 · Wadmalaw Island
Who lives in ZIP code 29487 (Wadmalaw Island, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wadmalaw Island, SC · Charleston County
uszips 2026
People2,703
Median age50.2
Household income$105,592
Home value$492,661
Median rent$1,441/mo
Poverty4.2%
College degree+45.8%
Commute46 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,059
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.8% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
53.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,250.
Education (adults 25+)
31.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 59.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 17.1%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.4%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.