ZIP 29492 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 29492 (Charleston, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, SC · Berkeley County
uszips 2026
People20,436
Median age39.3
Household income$110,509
Home value$788,537
Median rent$2,043/mo
Poverty6.2%
College degree+65.9%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 150 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,468
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.6% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
56.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $62,254.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.1%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 50.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 19.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 48.8%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 7.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.