29379 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 29379, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

29379 is a zip code in Union County, South Carolina, which covers Carlisle CCD, Cross Keys CCD, Jonesville CCD, Lockhart CCD, Union CCD, and West Springs, with a total population of 17,569 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 29379 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 29379.

The estimated population of people living in 29379 is 17,569, with a median age of 45.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 29379 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
17,569
+0.75%
-1.25%
2020
17,438
 -0.3% -
2019
17,490
+0.03%
-
2018
17,485
 -1.72% -
2017
17,791
 - -

Population of 29379 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 29379 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
61.9%
62.1%
 -0.32%
Black/African American
32.3%
33.7%
 -4.15%
Native
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
1.7%
1.5%
 +13.33%
Asian
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.7%
2.6%
 +42.31%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 29379 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 29379 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 29379 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 29379 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.5 +1.34% 41.5 +0.24% 47.9 +0.42%
2020 44.9 +1.81% 41.4 +0.73% 47.7 +2.58%
2019 44.1 +1.15% 41.1 +2.24% 46.5 -1.27%
2018 43.6 +0.46% 40.2 -1.71% 47.1 +1.73%
2017 43.4 - 40.9 - 46.3 -

The median age of the 29379 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 29379 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,199 -15.63% 798 +15.83% 1,005 928
10 to 19 1,180 -10.38% 920 -3.95% 1,057 880
20 to 29 1,141 -0.94% 1,081 -11.64% 1,127 955
30 to 39 805 +11.25% 991 +5.79% 860 1,040
40 to 49 1,172 -18.2% 1,258 -24.74% 968 969
50 to 59 1,195 -7.16% 1,226 +17.74% 1,102 1,447
60 to 69 1,167 +5.73% 1,352 +9.07% 1,231 1,473
70+ 905 +19.15% 1,401 +2.93% 1,085 1,442

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 29379 zip code is $38,626.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 29379.

  • Under 25
    $31,189.00
  • 25 to 44
    $49,347.00
  • 45 to 64
    $33,125.00
  • 65 and over
    $35,250.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 29379 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 29379, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 29379 is currently $55,124.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.62% of households in 29379 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 29379 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    34.78%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.85%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.35%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.17%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    7.24%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.00%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.62%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 29379 is $24,834.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 29379 by the total population of 29379.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 29379 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 29379 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.61%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.49%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    15.45%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.06%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.39%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 29379 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 29379 zip over the age of 16 is 14,284.

Of those people, a total of 52.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 29379 is 47.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 29379 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 585 45.00% 27.40%
20 to 24 years 958 76.00% 15.50%
25 to 29 years 1,124 87.90% 18.30%
30 to 34 years 1,070 77.30% 12.00%
35 to 44 years 1,597 86.20% 6.20%
45 to 54 years 2,238 65.20% 10.80%
55 to 59 years 1,481 54.00% 9.90%
60 to 64 years 1,513 41.80% 4.60%
65 to 74 years 2,213 18.00% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,505 5.80% 4.50%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 29379. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,346 49.70% 9.30%
Black or African American 4,470 57.60% 13.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 3.40% 0.00%
Asian 31 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 30 46.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 378 78.00% 10.80%
Hispanic or Latino 180 92.20% 1.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,272 49.30% 9.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 29379 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 29379 is 6,710, with median earnings of $31,881.00.

Women in 29379 are earning approximately 72.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,710 $31,881.00
Male 3,380 $37,479.00
Female 3,330 $27,265.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 29379 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 453 $41,592.00
Business and Financial 225 $42,986.00
Computer and Mathematical 22 $33,958.00
Architecture and Engineering 69 $67,083.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 17 $0.00
Community and Social Service 107 $43,036.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 232 $32,344.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 41 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 320 $45,192.00
Healthcare Support 237 $29,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 132 $30,357.00
Law Enforcement 154 $53,819.00
Food Preparation and Serving 145 $16,438.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 422 $6,136.00
Personal Care and Service 118 $31,500.00
Sales 531 $27,831.00
Office and Administrative Support 805 $32,109.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 38 $35,625.00
Construction and Extraction 170 $30,000.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 322 $48,065.00
Production 1,232 $32,565.00
Transportation and Material Moving 306 $22,273.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 29379 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 29379.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 191 $41,541.00 262 $41,667.00
Business and Financial 73 $44,514.00 152 $34,079.00
Computer and Mathematical 6 $56,250.00 16 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 38 $65,238.00 31 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 17 $0.00
Community and Social Service 55 $46,806.00 52 $36,667.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 29 $0.00 203 $35,938.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 41 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 98 $37,330.00 222 $45,769.00
Healthcare Support 21 $21,625.00 216 $30,119.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 79 $34,153.00 53 $25,660.00
Law Enforcement 138 $54,097.00 16 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 61 $18,958.00 84 $15,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 294 $11,316.00 128 $2,499.00
Personal Care and Service 37 $0.00 81 $30,344.00
Sales 211 $38,194.00 320 $23,958.00
Office and Administrative Support 226 $34,038.00 579 $29,297.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 30 $36,250.00 8 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 162 $30,345.00 8 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 322 $48,065.00 0 $0.00
Production 751 $41,360.00 481 $23,125.00
Transportation and Material Moving 222 $36,429.00 84 $13,679.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,462 households in 29379, with an average household size of 2.31 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,683 families living in the 29379 zip code with an average family size of 2.98 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 29379:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,144 289 1,250 2,779
Average Household Size 2.95 2.29 3.38 1.1
Total Families 3,144 289 1,250 0
Average Household Size 2.93 2.22 3.3 0

Poverty

Of the 4,683 families living in 29379, 15.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 29379:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,872 housing units in 29379.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,462 84.11%
Vacant 1,410 15.89%

26.90% of the total 8,872 housing units in 29379 are rental units. This is approximately 2,387 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,668 are occupied by the owner - or 52.61% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 29379 is $721.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 29379 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    407
  • Less than $500
    507
  • $500 to $999
    1,583
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    255
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    42
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 29379 is $82,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 29379 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,055
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,881
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    859
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    393
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    295
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    68
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    108
  • $1,000,000 or more
    9

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 29379. The chart below shows the number of properties in 29379 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,284
  • 1940 to 1949
    602
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,019
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,565
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,540
  • 1980 to 1989
    941
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,134
  • 2000 to 2009
    514
  • 2010 to 2013
    273
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 29379 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    700
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,535
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,717
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,510

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 29379 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 29379 that commute to work in a particular way.

26 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 29379.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    248
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    848
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,109
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    799
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    561
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    189
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    569
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    324
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    218
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    855
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    360
  • 90 or more minutes
    192

Summary

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