ZIP 29706 · Chester
Who lives in ZIP code 29706 (Chester, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chester, SC · Chester County
uszips 2026
People18,742
Median age42.9
Household income$51,230
Home value$153,683
Median rent$785/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+14.2%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,881
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
17.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,136.
Education (adults 25+)
33.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.6%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.5%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.