29477 Zip Code (St. George, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,921
Zip code population in 2010: 6,789
Zip code population in 2000: 6,700

Houses and condos: 3,114
Renter-occupied apartments: 609
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 29477: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 110.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $883 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $600 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 29477:

• High school or higher: 80.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29477:

• Never married: 39.8%
• Now married: 36.1%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 11.1%

• 
• • 3,33749.2%White
  • 3,27248.2%Black
  • 550.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 490.7%American Indian
  • 500.7%Two or more races
  • 180.3%Asian
  • 60.09%Some other race
  • 20.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29477, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,189 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,189
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $34,766 (reported on 82.3% of returns)

Here:	$34,766
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,060 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,060
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,748 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,748
State:	$6,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,839 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,839
State:	+$13,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,382 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,382
State:	+$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,524 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

29477:	$11,524
South Carolina:	$17,019

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,622 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,622
State:	$22,890

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,288 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,288
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,152 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

29477:	$6,152
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,487 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,487
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.6%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 53.1% for AGIs below $25k, 49.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29477, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,799 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,799
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $29,720 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,720
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,223 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,223
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,788 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,788
State:	$3,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,532 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,532
State:	+$13,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,115 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,115
State:	+$9,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,205 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

29477:	$3,205
South Carolina:	$2,972

Total itemized deductions: $15,621 (23% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,621
State:	$19,039

Here:	23.2% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,509 (5% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,509
State:	$4,305

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,217 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

29477:	$4,217
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.2%

Here:	65%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29471, 29437, 29448, 29018, 29435, 29059.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 393
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,112

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 125 (80 now married, 44 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,485 (416 now married, 1,075 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29477 with a mortgage: 805 (21 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,121

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,028
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $369

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 29477 household income distribution in 2019

• 192Less than $10,000
• 164$10,000 to $14,999
• 267$15,000 to $19,999
• 209$20,000 to $24,999
• 126$25,000 to $29,999
• 61$30,000 to $34,999
• 131$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 173$45,000 to $49,999
• 108$50,000 to $59,999
• 331$60,000 to $74,999
• 243$75,000 to $99,999
• 218$100,000 to $124,999
• 54$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $199,999
• 85$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 29477

• 41Less than $10,000
• 80$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 92$25,000 to $29,999
• 62$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $49,999
• 185$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $69,999
• 58$70,000 to $79,999
• 60$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 152$100,000 to $124,999
• 190$125,000 to $149,999
• 218$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 130$200,000 to $249,999
• 132$250,000 to $299,999
• 133$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 9$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 29477

• 26Less than $100
• 29$100 to $149
• 7$150 to $199
• 44$200 to $249
• 32$250 to $299
• 12$300 to $349
• 10$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 165$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 52$600 to $649
• 68$650 to $699
• 13$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$2,000 to $2,499
• 88No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $794.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,749
• Black or African American householders: $115,403
• Some other race householders: $190,472
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $190,472

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $126,608 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,648 - $180,731

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $236,565

Here:	$236,565
State:	$266,394

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,424

Here:	$171,424
State:	$219,057

In 2-unit structures: $103,913

Here:	$103,913
State:	$275,825

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,538

Here:	$67,538
State:	$168,533

Mobile homes: $157,234

Here:	$157,234
State:	$72,281

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,642

Here:	$35,642
State:	$43,541

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,109
• One, attached: 5
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 10
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 868
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29477

• 86.5%2,190Drove a car alone
• 6.6%167Carpooled
• 3.8%95Walked
• 2.7%69Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29477

• 111Less than 5 minutes
• 1805 to 9 minutes
• 12010 to 14 minutes
• 17915 to 19 minutes
• 27420 to 24 minutes
• 21925 to 29 minutes
• 23130 to 34 minutes
• 7535 to 39 minutes
• 7040 to 44 minutes
• 55645 to 59 minutes
• 39460 to 89 minutes
• 3890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,921

• Male householders: 1,203 (441 living alone), Female householders: 1,316 (527 living alone)

• 872 spouses (859 opposite-sex spouses), 132 unmarried partners, (132 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,964 children (1,879 natural, 32 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 539 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 0 foster children, 398 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 320 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 576 2-persons, 395 3-persons, 353 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 967 1-person, 82 2-persons

591 married couples with children.
332 single-parent households (28 men, 304 women).

97.9% of residents of 29477 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 56% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 9% well, 26% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (42% very well, 58% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DORCHESTER SCHOOL BUS SHOP (347 ACADEMY RD in SAINT GEORGE, SC)

  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) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SC DEPT OF EDUCATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SC DEPT OF ED/DORCHESTER BUS SHOP

• DUKES DRY CLEANERS (756 W MEMORIAL BLVD HWY 78 in SAINT GEORGE, SC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CALVIN RHONEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLSONS B S (210 S PARLER AVE in SAINT GEORGE, SC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Organizations: BARRY A LOOK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COLSONS B S DEACTIVATED, COLSONS BODY SHOP

• DAUSEY BY PRODUCTS (650 OLD SPELL ROAD in SAINT GEORGE, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Business NAICS classification: RECYCLABLE MATERIAL WHOLESALERS.
  

• DOVER HYDRAULICS LLC (130 CENTURY PARK ROAD in ST GEORGE, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
  Business SIC classification: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
  Alternative names: DOVER HYDRAULICS SOUTH LLC

• DORCHESTER COUNTY SD #4 (500 RIDGE ST in SAINT GEORGE, SC)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.9%

Population in 1990: 6,940.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,281
• Northeast: 364
• Midwest: 266
• South: 902
• West: 35

68% of the 29477 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

90% of the 29477 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00 , 0102.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00 , 0102.00

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 43. The highest number of reported fires - 102 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (44.0%), and Structure Fires (27.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29477
• 26544.0%Outside Fires
• 16627.6%Structure Fires
• 15726.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 142.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29477, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29477 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	66	69.7 years
James	59	71.3 years
William	59	73.7 years
Mary	44	77.0 years
Willie	43	69.6 years
Annie	42	80.6 years
Joseph	32	67.3 years
George	25	70.3 years
David	25	71.3 years
Richard	20	58.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 29477 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Britt	59	70.5 years
Brown	43	71.2 years
Murray	37	72.5 years
Kizer	37	79.1 years
Johnson	35	69.9 years
Smith	31	72.8 years
Summers	29	70.3 years
Williams	29	72.2 years
Elmore	26	67.2 years
Infinger	26	74.9 years

Businesses in zip code 29477
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Hardee's	1
CVS	1		KFC	1
Chevrolet	1		McDonald's	1
Comfort Inn	1		Pizza Hut	1
Dairy Queen	1		Quality	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		Super 8	1
Econo Lodge	1		True Value	1
FedEx	2		UPS	1
Ford	1		Waffle House	1
H&R Block	1