ZIP 29581 · Nichols
Who lives in ZIP code 29581 (Nichols, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nichols, SC · Horry County
uszips 2026
People4,845
Median age39.2
Household income$54,701
Home value$98,353
Median rent$775/mo
Poverty28.3%
College degree+14.0%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Wider region
- Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,794
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
25.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,461.
Education (adults 25+)
38.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.4%
- Never married
- 34.8%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 47.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 4.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.