29540 Zip Code (SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 4,529
Zip code population in 2010: 5,599
Zip code population in 2000: 4,935

Houses and condos: 2,105
Renter-occupied apartments: 309
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29540: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 110.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $541 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $314 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 29540:

• High school or higher: 76.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29540:

• Never married: 35.4%
• Now married: 38.2%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 10.9%
• Divorced: 14.9%

• 
• • 2,33851.6%White
  • 1,98743.9%Black
  • 1142.5%Two or more races
  • 751.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.3%Asian

Urban population: 89
Rural population: 4,439

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29540, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,307 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,307
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $38,869 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,869
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1374.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4009.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7455.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10936.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17311.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,017 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,017
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,178 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,178
State:	$8,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 23.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 320.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,860 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,860
State:	+$24,194

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 19.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 426.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,541 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,541
State:	+$11,253

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 402.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1312.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,575 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

29540:	$15,575
South Carolina:	$21,604

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.4% for AGIs below $25k, 67.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 261.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 705.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 679.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,930 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,930
State:	$35,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 661.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 761.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $18,300 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,300
State:	$14,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 262.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 346.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,690 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

29540:	$6,690
State:	$7,486

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 220.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,547 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,547
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.7% for AGIs below $25k, 115.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.7%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29540, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,167 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,167
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $31,511 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,511
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 58.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,304 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,304
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,947 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,947
State:	$6,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,619 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,619
State:	+$13,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,228 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,228
State:	+$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,000 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

29540:	$14,000
South Carolina:	$17,019

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,925 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,925
State:	$22,890

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,983 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,983
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,904 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

29540:	$5,904
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,554 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,554
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.3%

Here:	68%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 67.1% for AGIs below $25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29540, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,553 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,553
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $27,043 (reported on 89.8% of returns)

Here:	$27,043
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.3% for AGIs below $10k, 86.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $989 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$989
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,945 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,945
State:	$3,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,341 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,341
State:	+$13,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,416 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,416
State:	+$9,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$793 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	+$793
State:	-$4,882

IRA payment deduction: $2,524 (reported on 0.8% of returns)

29540:	$2,524
South Carolina:	$2,972

Total itemized deductions: $15,839 (24% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,839
State:	$19,039

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,474 (7% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,474
State:	$4,305

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,419 (reported on 59.5% of returns)

29540:	$4,419
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,003 (reported on 38.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,003
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29532, 29593, 29501, 29516, 29550, 29506.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 312
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,697

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (18 now married, 54 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 673 (184 now married, 491 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29540 with a mortgage: 693 (50 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $961
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $278

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 29540 household income distribution in 2021

• 233Less than $10,000
• 102$10,000 to $14,999
• 129$15,000 to $19,999
• 186$20,000 to $24,999
• 171$25,000 to $29,999
• 324$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 71$40,000 to $44,999
• 39$45,000 to $49,999
• 80$50,000 to $59,999
• 142$60,000 to $74,999
• 192$75,000 to $99,999
• 168$100,000 to $124,999
• 119$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 29540

• 79Less than $10,000
• 198$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$15,000 to $19,999
• 97$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 88$30,000 to $34,999
• 92$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 135$50,000 to $59,999
• 119$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 66$80,000 to $89,999
• 35$90,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 87$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 123$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 160$300,000 to $399,999
• 30$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 29540

• 15$450 to $499
• 7$500 to $549
• 67$550 to $599
• 25$600 to $649
• 1$650 to $699
• 21$700 to $749
• 11$800 to $899
• 13$900 to $999
• 124No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $763.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,506
• Black or African American householders: $79,575
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $68,713 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $27,114 - $156,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,076
• One, attached: 32
• Mobile homes: 962

Unemployment: 7.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29540

• 85.9%1,362Drove a car alone
• 0.1%2Carpooled
• 1.7%27Other means
• 10.2%161Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29540

• 81Less than 5 minutes
• 1525 to 9 minutes
• 16110 to 14 minutes
• 20515 to 19 minutes
• 39220 to 24 minutes
• 3025 to 29 minutes
• 21330 to 34 minutes
• 6335 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 2145 to 59 minutes
• 2060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,529

• Male householders: 983 (478 living alone), Female householders: 1,020 (366 living alone)

• 680 spouses (680 opposite-sex spouses), 79 unmarried partners, (78 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,079 children (984 natural, 13 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 373 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 26 other relatives, 203 non-relatives

Size of family households: 626 2-persons, 238 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 843 1-person, 24 3-persons

174 married couples with children.
340 single-parent households (20 men, 320 women).

99.5% of residents of 29540 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (1650 MINERAL SPRINGS ROAD in DARLINGTON, SC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-9941, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-9941, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM,
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS; STEEL INVESTMENT FOUNDRIES; SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
  

• DARLINGTON SHREDDING CO INC (216 STEEL MILL RD in DARLINGTON, SC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
  Organizations: HPG AND COMPANY CONSULTING ENGINEERS (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM) , LUCILLE C FREY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DARLINGTON/52 BYPASS WATER PLT (P O DRAWER 57 in DARLINGTON, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

• BRITTS CONST/HWY 52 PIT (3857 N GOVERNOR WWILLIAMS HWY in DARLINGTON, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - MINE GENERAL PERMIT, MINE OPERATING PERMIT
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS
  Alternative names: BRITTS CONSTRUCTION

• DARLINGTON/NORTH MAIN ST WTP (NORTH MAIN STREET WATER PLANT in DARLINGTON, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit,
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

• DOVE AVIATION (133 G GRAHAM SEGARS PARKWAY in DARLINGTON, 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: DARLINGTON COUNTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HORTON AVIATION INC

• DARLINGTON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPT (2301 GREAT CYPRESS RD in DARLINGTON, SC)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - OIL CONTROL
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Alternative names: DARLINGTON COUNTY LANDFILL / RECYCLING

• EA GARDNER/MECHANICSVILLE MINE (INTS MECHANICSVILLE & CASHUA F in DARLINGTON, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NONMETALLIC MINERALS SERVICES, EXCEPT FUELS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

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

• This state: 3,519
• Northeast: 272
• South: 611
• West: 39

68% of the 29540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

98% of the 29540 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 105% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

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

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 9, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00 , 0109.00, 0110.00, 0113.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00 , 0109.00, 0110.00, 0113.00

Most common first names in zip code 29540 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	26	70.1 years
John	21	72.4 years
Mary	17	73.6 years
Robert	14	66.8 years
Willie	13	75.7 years
William	12	69.9 years
Margaret	9	70.8 years
Charles	9	73.6 years
Ruth	9	84.9 years
Elizabeth	8	66.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 29540 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	14	74.0 years
Johnson	13	70.0 years
Smith	13	73.8 years
Jackson	12	71.2 years
Williamson	11	76.6 years
Gandy	11	73.0 years
James	9	66.0 years
Gainey	9	68.7 years
Jones	8	73.4 years
Bacote	8	75.8 years