ZIP 29702 · Blacksburg
Who lives in ZIP code 29702 (Blacksburg, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blacksburg, SC · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People9,770
Median age41.7
Household income$49,705
Home value$128,528
Median rent$721/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+14.9%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gaffney, SC (micro)
- Wider region
- Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,697
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 71.5% are adults.
Household income
23.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,219.
Education (adults 25+)
35.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.0%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 19.3%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.