ZIP 29742 · Sharon
Who lives in ZIP code 29742 (Sharon, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sharon, SC · York County
uszips 2026
People2,492
Median age57.9
Household income$52,775
Home value$237,442
Median rent$1,097/mo
Poverty21.4%
College degree+9.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,005
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
38.9% are 65 or older; 89.0% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,834.
Education (adults 25+)
46.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.5%
- Never married
- 22.1%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 9.6%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 35.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 42% / 58%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 4.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.