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Zip Code 29437 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: SC - South Carolina

🏑 City: Dorchester

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Dorchester County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 803, 839, 843, 854

Income

The median income of households in 29437 was $56,086. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 13.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 19.7
$50,000 to $74,999 29.6
$75,000 to $99,999 3.7
$100,000 to $149,999 7.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7.3
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 50506
Female 35260

An estimated 70.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,103. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 70.9
Social Security 50.7
Retirement income 28.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 14 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 14
Children under 18 years below poverty 22
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2019-2023, 4.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 11.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29437 in 2019-2023, 77.5% had health insurance coverage and 22.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.2% and public coverage was 33.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 43%.


In 2019-2023, 29437 had a total population of 2,287 - 1,328 (58.1%) females and 959 (41.9%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 23.1% of the population was under 18 years, 29.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29437 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 78 89
5 to 9 53 75
10 to 14 60 83
15 to 19 80 48
20 to 24 19 50
25 to 29 76 37
30 to 34 80 97
35 to 39 25 131
40 to 44 69 91
45 to 49 52 28
50 to 54 118 108
55 to 59 68 77
60 to 64 46 83
65 to 69 19 77
70 to 74 82 54
75 to 79 11 22
80 to 84 9 119
85 and over 14 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 51.5% were White; 24.7% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 29437 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 29437 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 917 households in 29437. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.8% of the households in 29437 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42.5% of all households, while 13.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8% of households were male householders living alone, and 33% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41% of all households.

In 29437, 28.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.8% of males and 36.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.3 27.2
Now married, except separated 45.8 36.6
Separated 0 0.5
Widowed 3.5 24.6
Divorced 12.4 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29437, 73 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 90% of the people living in 29437 were U.S. natives. 62% of the 29437 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10% of 29437 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 3.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 43.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29437 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 29437.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 96.5
Asia 3.5
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29437 in 2019-2023, 19.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.9% of people at least five years old; 12.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 17.9
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 29437 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2019-2023, 86 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29437 was 445 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 332. College or graduate school enrollment was 98.

Educational Attainment of People in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14
High school diploma or equivalency 32
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 18.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 29437, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29437, 54.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 715 71.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 223 22.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 61 6.1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29437 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 13.6
Manufacturing 22.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 13
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 1.6
Public administration 11.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29437 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 318 31.8
Service occupations 164 16.4
Sales and office occupations 146 14.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 91 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 280 28

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.1% of 29437 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3.9
Other means 1
Worked from home 3.1

In 2019-2023, 29437 had a total of 1,073 housing units. Of these housing units, 47.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 50.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 47.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 50.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 2.1

7.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29437 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 83.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 29437 had 917 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 156 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.7% while renters occupied 9.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.05.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 28.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29437:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29437 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 16.2
Electricity 74.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 9.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29437 was $181,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 34.6 % had a mortgage. 65.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,325 and for owners without a mortgage it was $434.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29437 was $619. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.