ZIP 29920 · Saint Helena Island
Who lives in ZIP code 29920 (Saint Helena Island, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Saint Helena Island, SC · Beaufort County
uszips 2026
People10,606
Median age51.1
Household income$77,744
Home value$296,478
Median rent$1,053/mo
Poverty19.9%
College degree+36.5%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,486
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.1% are 65 or older; 82.2% are adults.
Household income
37.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,557.
Education (adults 25+)
40.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.4%
- Never married
- 31.3%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 34.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.3%
- Rent burden
- 40.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.2%
- Veterans
- 11.1%
- With a disability
- 19.6%
- No health insurance
- 12.6%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.