Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,251
| This zip code: | $37,251 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29726, 29014, 29729, 29724, 29742, 29712.
Housing units in zip code 29706 with a mortgage: 2,401 (163 second mortgage, 297 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,538
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $831
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $246
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 16.8% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.7% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29706 include: Old Wilson Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), Caper Chapel (C), New Hope Church (D), Cedar Grove Church (E), Cedar Rock Church (F), Chestnut Grove Church (G), Christian Home Church (H), Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Zion Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Old Purity Cemetery (3), Sweet Hope Cemetery (4), Chester Memorial Gardens (5), Grant Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Rock Branch (B), Rainey Branch (C), Melton Branch (D), Little Sandy River (E), McKelvey Creek (F), McDaniel Branch (G), Grassy Run Branch (H), Susybole Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Chester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 192
- 1995 to 1998: 765
- 1990 to 1994: 587
- 1980 to 1989: 1,272
- 1970 to 1979: 1,762
- 1960 to 1969: 1,085
- 1950 to 1959: 1,213
- 1940 to 1949: 700
- 1939 or earlier: 1,313
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, SC (29706): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 175
- 2 bedrooms: 1,553
- 3 bedrooms: 3,491
- 4 bedrooms: 691
- 5 or more bedrooms: 123
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 26
- 1 bedrooms: 356
- 2 bedrooms: 894
- 3 bedrooms: 594
- 4 bedrooms: 109
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 29706 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 386
- 1 vehicle: 1,857
- 2 vehicles: 2,314
- 3 vehicles: 1,001
- 4 vehicles: 391
- 5 or more vehicles: 92
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 604
- 1 vehicle: 909
- 2 vehicles: 396
- 3 vehicles: 61
- 4 vehicles: 24
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29706:
- Less than $10,000: 85
- $10,000 to $14,999: 42
- $15,000 to $19,999: 120
- $20,000 to $24,999: 134
- $25,000 to $29,999: 95
- $30,000 to $34,999: 106
- $35,000 to $39,999: 114
- $40,000 to $49,999: 258
- $50,000 to $59,999: 298
- $60,000 to $69,999: 357
- $70,000 to $79,999: 371
- $80,000 to $89,999: 399
- $90,000 to $99,999: 397
- $100,000 to $124,999: 904
- $125,000 to $149,999: 678
- $150,000 to $174,999: 346
- $175,000 to $199,999: 284
- $200,000 to $249,999: 256
- $250,000 to $299,999: 149
- $300,000 to $399,999: 140
- $400,000 to $499,999: 35
- $500,000 to $749,999: 45
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29706:
- Less than $100: 129
- $100 to $149: 90
- $150 to $199: 71
- $200 to $249: 113
- $250 to $299: 237
- $300 to $349: 182
- $350 to $399: 222
- $400 to $449: 134
- $450 to $499: 85
- $500 to $549: 46
- $550 to $599: 17
- $600 to $649: 39
- $650 to $699: 23
- No cash rent: 391
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $41,249.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,436
- Black or African American householders: $91,522
- Asian householders: $139,217
- Some other race householders: $72,509
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,137
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,956 (it was $62,800 in 2000)
| 29706: | $100,956 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,146 - $123,749
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $140,204| Here: | $140,204 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $66,217| Here: | $66,217 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,176| Here: | $140,176 | | State: | $198,924 |
Mobile homes: $50,826| Here: | $50,826 | | State: | $45,713 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,315| Here: | $72,315 | | State: | $45,615 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,966
- One, attached: 47
- Two: 243
- 3 or 4: 184
- 5 to 9: 219
- 10 to 19: 74
- 20 to 49: 22
- 50 or more: 34
- Mobile homes: 2,073
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,984 (77%)
- Carpooled: 1,696 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 128 (1%)
- Other means: 110 (1%)
- Worked at home: 69 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 200
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1031
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1640
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1365
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1037
- 25 to 29 minutes: 370
- 30 to 34 minutes: 943
- 35 to 39 minutes: 253
- 40 to 44 minutes: 311
- 45 to 59 minutes: 940
- 60 to 89 minutes: 666
- 90 or more minutes: 205
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,953
- In family households: 18,463 (3,914 male householders, 1,922 female householders)
3,824 spouses, 6,739 children (6,297 natural, 88 adopted, 354 stepchildren), 778 grandchildren, 266 brothers or sisters, 191 parents, 438 other relatives, 391 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,490 (970 male householders (860 living alone)), 1,238 female householders (1,115 living alone)), 282 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 280 (273 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,349 2-persons, 1,540 3-persons, 1,091 4-persons, 534 5-persons, 194 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,975 1-person, 203 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
2,767 married couples with children.
2,015 single-parent households (329 men, 1,686 women).
97.4% of residents of 29706 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 17% well, 19% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 30% well, 20% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 173 (0.8%)
(50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Argentina (18%)
- Mexico (14%)
- Germany (13%)
- El Salvador (10%)
- India (9%)
- Canada (9%)
- Philippines (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 59
- 1990 to 1994: 24
- 1985 to 1989: 17
- 1980 to 1984: 14
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1965 to 1969: 29
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White population: 11,657
Black population: 9,253
American Indian population: 57
Asian population: 63
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 34
Two or more races population: 128

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 9542 |
|  United States or American: 3508 |
|  Irish: 905 |
|  English: 591 |
|  German: 576 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 519 |
|  Italian: 192 |
|  Scottish: 127 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 94 |
|  African: 94 |
|  Dutch: 81 |
|  French (except Basque): 75 |
|  Polish: 73 |
|  European: 32 |
|  Russian: 26 |
|  Portuguese: 21 |
|  Arab:: 17 |
|  Syrian: 17 |
|  Welsh: 17 |
|  Norwegian: 14 |
|  Ukrainian: 13 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Swiss: 12 |
|  Swedish: 10 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Greek: 5 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 5 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Finnish: 4 |
|  Slovak: 4 |
|  Slovene: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (1 MEDICAL PARK DR in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER COUNTY HOSP & NURSING CTR
- CHESTER SEWER DISTRICT ROCKY CREEK PLANT (BELTLINE ROAD 51274 in CHESTER, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHESTER/ROCKY CREEK PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER METRO ROCKY CREEK, CHESTER/ROCKY CREEK PLANT, CHESTER ROCKY CREEK WWTP
- COATEX & POLACRYL (547 ECOLOGY LANE in CHESTER, SC)
AIR 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
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, X-RAY EQUIPMENT
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: JOSEPH GAINES & ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: COATEX L.L.C., COATEX & POLYACRYL LLC, COATEX L.L.C., COATEX LLC
- GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION (902 OLD RICHBURG ROAD in CHESTER, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE; GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: RUST ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE/THOMAS BIANCA (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: BUILDING MATERIAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, GAF CORP
- CHESTER SPORTSWEAR COMPANY (HWY 72 BY-PASS in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MEGASTAR APPAREL GROUP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER SPORTSWEAR COMPANY DEACTIVATED
- BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION (STATE HWY # 9 in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOISE CASCADE CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOISE CASCADE PLYWOOD PLANT
- CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL (72 BYPASS E in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER CTY AT CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
- CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL (JP COCHRAN BYPASS in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL DEACTIVATED
- CHESTER FT LAWN WTP (PO BOX 550 in CHESTER, 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
Organizations: CHESTER METRO/FT LAWN WTP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHESTER FT LAWN WATER PLANT, CHESTER METRO/FT LAWN WTP
- FUEL SYSTEMS LLC (100 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD in CHESTER, SC)
AIR MAJOR (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
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Alternative names: BORGWARNER AUTOMOTIVE, CAROLINA TANK CORPORATION, FUEL SYSTEMS LLC-CLOSED
- BARRYS SUNOCO SERVICE STATION (HWY 9 in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CONSOLIDATED ENGRAVERS CORPORATION (712 WILSON ST in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CAROLINA TIRE CO (374 JA COCHRAN BYPASS in CHESTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: WOODS HOARD & LEE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAROLINA TIRE CO - CHESTER
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,161
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (46%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17251
- Northeast: 683
- Midwest: 480
- South: 2326
- West: 240
66% of the 29706 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 21,920. Population change in the 1990s: -726 (-3.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101
| Here: | 3.6% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 4.2% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
| Here: | 4.8% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PALMETTO EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE P (116 MAIN STREET in CHESTER, SC): $68,613 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$23,856 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-09-16. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
$23,275 with Army for Other Administrative Support Services. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2006-09-19.
$21,482 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-05-21. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-21. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
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, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (100-249: 1, 1-4: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 187 people in nursing homes
- 77 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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