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City: West Union, SC
Oconee County, SC
Zip code population (2000): 3,218
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,261



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Houses and condos: 1,378
Renter-occupied apartments: 160
% of renters here:  12%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 29696: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 147 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  0.7% ($379)
South Carolina:  0.9% ($510)

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Males: 1,567  (48.7%)
Females: 1,651  (51.3%)

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Urban population: 144
Rural population: 3,074

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $125,360
29696:  $125,360
South Carolina:  $133,900


According to our research of public records there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 29696 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  38.5 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29696, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,386 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $39,386
State:  $41,965

Salary/wage: $35,000 (reported on 88.0% of returns)
Here:  $35,000
State:  $35,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.3% for AGIs below $10k, 77.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,011 (reported on 42.6% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,011
South Carolina:  $1,623
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,153 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:  $2,153
State:  $3,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,269 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:  +$7,269
State:  +$13,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,083 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:  +$8,083
State:  +$9,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,867 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
29696:  $2,867
South Carolina:  $2,972

Total itemized deductions: $17,111 (1% of AGI, reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:  $17,111
State:  $19,039
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,113 (5.0% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:  $4,113
South Carolina:  $4,305

Here:  5.0% of AGI
State:  5.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,992 (reported on 73.6% of returns)
29696:  $4,992
State:  $6,497
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,656 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:  $1,656
State:  $1,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.2%
Here:  72%
State:  66%
(% for various income ranges: 63.2% for AGIs below $10k, 74.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,761
This zip code:  $47,761
South Carolina:  $43,329
West Union, SC (29696) map

Nearest zip codes: 29691, 29672, 29665, 29686, 29676, 29678.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  76.3%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 29696 with a mortgage: 419 (36 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 256


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,066

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $250

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  8.4%
Whole state:  15.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.7%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  4.3


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Churches in zip code 29696 include: Mountain Spring Church (A), Ebenezer Church (B), Fairview Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Piney Grove Cemetery (1), Old New Hope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yarborough Branch (A), Camp Bottom Branch (B), Beaty Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: West Union Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 91
  • 1995 to 1998: 218
  • 1990 to 1994: 158
  • 1980 to 1989: 248
  • 1970 to 1979: 268
  • 1960 to 1969: 157
  • 1950 to 1959: 89
  • 1940 to 1949: 91
  • 1939 or earlier: 97



Zip code 29696 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Union, SC (29696):
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedrooms: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 265
  • 3 bedrooms: 693
  • 4 bedrooms: 116
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 39


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedrooms: 21
  • 2 bedrooms: 52
  • 3 bedrooms: 74
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 29696 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 29
  • 1 vehicle: 256
  • 2 vehicles: 513
  • 3 vehicles: 283
  • 4 vehicles: 44
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 82
  • 2 vehicles: 57
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 29696 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 29696 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29696:

  • Less than $10,000: 19
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 10
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 22
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 23
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 13
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 14
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 14
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 37
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 48
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 60
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 52
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 49
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 52
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 156
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 153
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 75
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 61
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 110
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 84
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 55
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 10
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 16
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 7
  • $1,000,000 or more: 1
 



29696 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29696:

  • $100 to $149: 2
  • $150 to $199: 2
  • $200 to $249: 13
  • $250 to $299: 34
  • $300 to $349: 5
  • $350 to $399: 30
  • No cash rent: 67
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $181,272.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,685
  • Black or African American householders: $45,600
  • Asian householders: $707,204
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $302,120

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,029 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
29696:  $127,029
South Carolina:  $133,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,335 - $144,343

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $199,030
Here:  $199,030
State:  $214,820

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,743
Here:  $186,743
State:  $198,924

Mobile homes: $48,955
Here:  $48,955
State:  $45,713


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 950
  • Two: 9
  • 5 to 9: 2
  • 10 to 19: 12
  • Mobile homes: 412
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32
29696 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,379 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 223 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
  • Walked: 16 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 9 (1%)
 

29696 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 29
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 189
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 398
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 329
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 295
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 73
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 158
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 24
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 23
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 40
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 67
  • 90 or more minutes: 10
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.4%


Household type by relationship
Households: 3,227

  • In family households: 2,955 (868 male householders, 159 female householders)
    866 spouses, 985 children (824 natural, 19 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 1 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 272 (127 male householders (120 living alone)), 127 female householders (127 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 56 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 512 2-persons, 286 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 20 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 247 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

599 married couples with children.
119 single-parent households (28 men, 91 women).

97.7% of residents of 29696 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 8% well, 26% not well, 20% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 46 (1.4%)
(28.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.4%
Whole state:  2.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (78%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
  • India (9%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 23
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

White population: 3,108
Black population: 55
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 43
Two or more races population: 10

Zip code 29696 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 United States or American: 531
 Irish: 395
 English: 350
 German: 265
 Other groups: 199
 Italian: 65
 Scottish: 61
 Scotch-Irish: 46
 French (except Basque): 24
 Polish: 20
 European: 18
 Russian: 16
 Welsh: 12
 Greek: 10
 Dutch: 8
 Norwegian: 8
 Arab:: 3
 Lebanese: 3
 Swedish: 2
 Canadian: 1
 Danish: 1



Zip code 29696 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BOBBY WOOD CHEVROLET PONTIAC INC (3449 BLUE RIDGE BLVD in WEST UNION, SC)
    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) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Organizations: BOBBY H WOOD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • BOBBY WOOD CHEV PONT INC (3504 BLUE RIDGE BLVD in WEST UNION, SC)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BOBBY H WOOD (CONTACT/OWNER)


Median worth of mobile homes: $61,613

Zip code 29696 marital status for males
Zip code 29696 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (55%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (5%)


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

  • This state: 2410
  • Northeast: 135
  • Midwest: 149
  • South: 482
  • West: 48

65% of the 29696 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, 33% lived in South Carolina.

Population in 1990: 170. Population change in the 1990s: +3,048 (+1792.9%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:  4.4%
South Carolina:  9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:  3.7%
South Carolina:  8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here:  17.7%
South Carolina:  20.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (20-49: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (20-49: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




55 people in other nonhousehold living situations





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