Housing units in zip code 29379 with a mortgage: 3,046 (273 second mortgage, 377 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,886
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $896
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $312
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
25.0%
Whole state:
17.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29379: Union Country Club (A), Broad River Campground (B), Sedalia Hunt Camp (C), Fair Forest Hunt Camp (D), Fair Forest Rifle Range (E), Hickory Nut Hunt Camp (F), Union County Fairgrounds (G), Black Buck Hunt Camp (H), Beattys Bridge Hunt Camp (I), Sedalia Tower Hunt Camp (J), Gist Bridge Boat Ramp (K), Tyger Work Center (L), Bald Rock (M), Union City Fire Department (N), Cross Keys Fire Department (O), Santuc Fire Department (P), Monarch Fire Department (Q), Bonham Fire Department (R), Southside Fire Department (S), Philippi Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29379 include: Philippi Baptist Church (A), Paradise African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Padgetts Creek Baptist Church (C), New Hope Church (D), Mount Vernon Church (E), Mount Tabor Church (F), Mount Olive Baptist Church (G), Mount Calvary Baptist Church (H), Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jeter Cemetery (1), Padgetts Creek Cemetery (2), Old Quaker Cemetery (3), Cane Creek Cemetery (4), Haney Cemetery (5), Forest Lawn Cemetery (6), Browns Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: McDaniels Pond (A), Poplar Lake (B), Reno Lake (C), Neal Shoals Reservoir (D), Lake John D Long (E), Cudds Pond (F), Morres Lake (G), Foster Park Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fairforest Creek (A), Frenchman Creek (B), Wofford Branch (C), Wildcat Branch (D), Sharps Creek (E), Shoal Creek (F), Tinker Creek (G), Swift Run (H), Addis Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 29379 include: Veterans Memorial park (1), Calhoun Experimental Forest (2), East Main Street-Douglass Heights Historic District (3), Rose Hill State Park (4), South Street-South Church Street Historic District (5), Union Downtown Historic District (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 595
2000 to 2004: 385
1990 to 1999: 1,675
1980 to 1989: 1,083
1970 to 1979: 2,032
1960 to 1969: 1,554
1950 to 1959: 1,077
1940 to 1949: 1,042
1939 or earlier: 1,971
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 29379:
Less than $10,000: 73
$10,000 to $14,999: 170
$15,000 to $19,999: 196
$20,000 to $24,999: 323
$25,000 to $29,999: 117
$30,000 to $34,999: 411
$35,000 to $39,999: 219
$40,000 to $49,999: 554
$50,000 to $59,999: 472
$60,000 to $69,999: 650
$70,000 to $79,999: 445
$80,000 to $89,999: 527
$90,000 to $99,999: 416
$100,000 to $124,999: 618
$125,000 to $149,999: 462
$150,000 to $174,999: 301
$175,000 to $199,999: 291
$200,000 to $249,999: 489
$250,000 to $299,999: 95
$300,000 to $399,999: 348
$400,000 to $499,999: 82
$500,000 to $749,999: 2,840
$1,000,000 or more: 485
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 29379:
Less than $100: 1,466
$100 to $149: 506
$150 to $199: 628
$200 to $249: 598
$250 to $299: 557
$300 to $349: 448
$350 to $399: 620
$400 to $449: 1,173
$450 to $499: 1,119
$500 to $549: 374
$550 to $599: 267
$600 to $649: 1,120
$650 to $699: 1,310
$700 to $749: 1,476
$900 to $999: 1,964
$1,000 to $1,249: 524
$2,000 or more: 8,285
No cash rent: 558
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $7,239,882.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,078
Black or African American householders: $63,151
Asian householders: $112,769
Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,384
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $75,806
29379:
$75,806
South Carolina:
$138,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,939 - $111,919
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $108,320
Here:
$108,320
State:
$219,352
Mobile homes: $73,980
Here:
$73,980
State:
$62,474
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,895
One, attached: 1,554
Two: 1,694
3 or 4: 529
5 to 9: 1,828
10 to 19: 3,577
20 to 49: 7,558
50 or more: 9,466
Mobile homes: 2,038
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 393
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 6,331 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,085 (14%)
Taxi: 593 (8%)
Bicycle: 1,662 (22%)
Walked: 2,571 (33%)
Other means: 499 (7%)
Worked at home: 193 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 286
5 to 9 minutes: 1,721
10 to 14 minutes: 1,357
15 to 19 minutes: 976
20 to 24 minutes: 736
25 to 29 minutes: 335
30 to 34 minutes: 562
35 to 39 minutes: 591
40 to 44 minutes: 387
45 to 59 minutes: 780
60 to 89 minutes: 484
90 or more minutes: 230
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,497
In family households: 16,771 (3,841 male householders, 1,802 female householders)
3,811 spouses, 5,707 children (5,266 natural, 132 adopted, 309 stepchildren), 666 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 273 other relatives, 375 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,726 (1,085 male householders (966 living alone)), 1,427 female householders (1,355 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 398 (175 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,007 2-persons, 1,299 3-persons, 1,367 4-persons, 402 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 160 7-or-more-persons
1,675 married couples with children.
2,280 single-parent households (404 men, 1,876 women).
97.5% of residents of 29379 zip code speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 16% well, 28% not well).
30.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (6% very well, 89% well, 5% not well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 57% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 296 (1.4%) (60.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Japan (18%)
Mexico (12%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Guatemala (9%)
Germany (8%)
Russia (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 162
1990 to 1999: 1,062
1980 to 1989: 16
Before 1980: 152
Races in zip code 29379:
White population: 13,066 Black population: 7,119 American Indian population: 180 Asian population: 318 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 326 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 1,394 Hispanic or Latino population: 4,206
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CONSO PRODUCTS COMPANY INCORPORATED (513 N DUNCAN BYPASS in UNION, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); NARROW FABRIC AND OTHER SMALLWARES MILLS: COTTON, WOOL, SILK, AND MANMADE FIBER Organizations: FACILITIES & ENV ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, CONSO INTERNATIONAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CONSO INTERNATIONAL CORP, CONSO INTERNATIONAL CORP, CONSO PRODUCTS CO-DIV OF SPRINGS IND INC, CONSO PRODUCTS CO INC
FIELDCREST CANNON FINISHING PLANT (100 HIGH POINT DRIVE in UNION, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON; FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON; FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF MANMADE FIBER AND SILK; FINISHERS OF TEXTILES Organizations: DUNN & ASSOCIATES INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, STANDARD TEXTILE CAROLINA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PILLOWTEX CORP FIELDCREST CANNON (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STANARD TEXTILE CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FC FINISHING-CLOSED, FIELD CREST CANNON FINISHING PLANT, FIELD CREST CANNON FINSHING PLANT, FIELDCREST CANNON INC - UNION, FIELDCREST CANNON UNION
CAROLINA TIRE CO UNION (234 GADBERRY ST in UNION, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LEASED FROM GOODYEAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
DERRICK BODY SHOP INCORPORATED (107 PALMER ST in UNION, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LEMMON PATRICIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DERRICK BODY SHOP INCORPORATED DEACTIVATED
AT&T CROSS KEYS (NEAR HWY 49 in CROSS KEYS, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: AT & T (CONTACT/OWNER)
DONNIES BODY SHOP (1310 LAKESIDE DR EXT in UNION, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: FRANK HALLMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
EAGLE INDUSTRIES (101 EAGLE COURT in UNION, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF MANMADE FIBER AND SILK Organizations: DUNN & ASSOCIATES INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC - UNION (427 EAST MAIN STREET in UNION, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: SERVICES Alternative names: BELLSOUTH:UNION
CITY OF UNION (198 TIMES BOULEVARD in UNION, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION. Alternative names: CITY OF UNION,SC, UNION CITY OF
BRIANS BODY SHOP (HWY 176 18 CONNECTOR in UNION, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: FREEMAN BRIAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
DYE NAMICS INCORPORATED (1735 JONESVILLE HIGHWAY in UNION, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR Business SIC classification: MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
EXCELSIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (300 CULP STREET in UNION, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4401011 Organizations: UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FOSTER PARK ELEMENTARY (901 ARTHUR BLVD in UNION, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4401012 Organizations: UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 22,553. Population change in the 1990s: -2,679 (-11.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,939
Northeast: 606
Midwest: 242
South: 1,737
West: 175
66% of the 29379 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 559
Here:
21.2%
South Carolina:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,821
Here:
82.1%
South Carolina:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 373
Here:
30.1%
South Carolina:
22.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)