Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,378
| This zip code: | $25,378 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29911, 29846, 29923, 29810, 29849, 29932.
Housing units in zip code 29827 with a mortgage: 255 (17 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 349
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $775
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $290
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 36.8% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.0% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29827 include: Saint Nicholas Church (A), Miller Swamp Church (B), Saint Lukes Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Harmony Church (F), Smyrna Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Gillette Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Allen Chapel Cemetery (2), Smyrna Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Tutens Millpond (A), Levy Bay (B), Swallow Savanna (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Duck Branch (A), Beech Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Fairfax 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: 52
- 1995 to 1998: 169
- 1990 to 1994: 71
- 1980 to 1989: 238
- 1970 to 1979: 403
- 1960 to 1969: 221
- 1950 to 1959: 183
- 1940 to 1949: 79
- 1939 or earlier: 152
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, SC (29827): |
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- no bedroom: 38
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 120
- 3 bedrooms: 715
- 4 bedrooms: 82
- 5 or more bedrooms: 41
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 26
- 1 bedrooms: 94
- 2 bedrooms: 130
- 3 bedrooms: 100
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 29827 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 132
- 1 vehicle: 331
- 2 vehicles: 323
- 3 vehicles: 203
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 156
- 1 vehicle: 138
- 2 vehicles: 69
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29827:
- Less than $10,000: 16
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 16
- $30,000 to $34,999: 43
- $35,000 to $39,999: 64
- $40,000 to $49,999: 112
- $50,000 to $59,999: 105
- $60,000 to $69,999: 68
- $70,000 to $79,999: 98
- $80,000 to $89,999: 78
- $90,000 to $99,999: 68
- $100,000 to $124,999: 111
- $125,000 to $149,999: 79
- $150,000 to $174,999: 27
- $175,000 to $199,999: 12
- $200,000 to $249,999: 19
- $250,000 to $299,999: 3
- $300,000 to $399,999: 28
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29827:
- Less than $100: 47
- $100 to $149: 40
- $150 to $199: 39
- $200 to $249: 27
- $250 to $299: 26
- $300 to $349: 15
- $350 to $399: 7
- $500 to $549: 5
- $900 to $999: 14
- No cash rent: 86
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $44,311.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,072
- Black or African American householders: $71,864
- Two or more races householders: $88,622
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,230 (it was $45,700 in 2000)
| 29827: | $73,230 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,692 - $109,053
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $111,482| Here: | $111,482 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $180,654| Here: | $180,654 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,528| Here: | $41,528 | | State: | $191,807 |
Mobile homes: $39,609| Here: | $39,609 | | State: | $45,713 |
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: 970
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 59
- 5 to 9: 16
- 20 to 49: 41
- Mobile homes: 445

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 836 (72%)
- Carpooled: 242 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 31 (3%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 35 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 17 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 87
- 5 to 9 minutes: 158
- 10 to 14 minutes: 190
- 15 to 19 minutes: 220
- 20 to 24 minutes: 126
- 25 to 29 minutes: 54
- 30 to 34 minutes: 80
- 35 to 39 minutes: 9
- 40 to 44 minutes: 29
- 45 to 59 minutes: 66
- 60 to 89 minutes: 58
- 90 or more minutes: 73
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,609
- In family households: 3,128 (537 male householders, 410 female householders)
473 spouses, 1,267 children (1,172 natural, 34 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 84 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 481 (186 male householders (170 living alone)), 268 female householders (260 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,111 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 257 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 430 1-person, 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
345 married couples with children.
400 single-parent households (46 men, 354 women).
97.3% of residents of 29827 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% very well, 16% well, 31% not well, 20% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 72 (1.6%)
(5.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (81%)
- Korea (8%)
- Jamaica (6%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 24
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 5
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White population: 1,379
Black population: 3,099
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 23
Two or more races population: 17

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2108 |
|  United States or American: 572 |
|  German: 84 |
|  English: 73 |
|  Irish: 34 |
|  Scottish: 24 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 17 |
|  British: 9 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 9 |
|  African: 9 |
|  European: 8 |
|  French (except Basque): 6 |
|  Polish: 6 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX MIDDLE (ROUTE 2 BOX 221-A in FAIRFAX, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0301008
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ALLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
- CORBETT PLYWOOD COMPANY (HIGHWAY 321 in FAIRFAX, 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
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: MILLWORK; HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD; NAILED AND LOCK CORNER WOOD BOXES AND SHOOK
Business NAICS classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING.
- FAIRFAX DIMENSIONS CO INC - SAW MILL SITE PLT #2 (HWY 27 in FAIRFAX, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS
Organizations: CLARK S ENGINEERING SERVICES INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: FAIRFAX DIMENSION:HIGHWAY 27 PLANT, FAIRFAX DIMENSION:HWY 27 PLANT, FAIRFAX DIMENSION:SAW MILL
- APPALACHIAN ENGINEERED HARDWOODS (HIGHWAY 47 in FAIRFAX, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
Business SIC and NAICS classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD
Organizations: STS TECHNOLOGIES LLC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: APPALACHIAN ENGINEERED HARDWOODS ALLENDALE, APPLACHIAN ENGINEERED HARDWOODS
- FAIRFAX DIMENSIONS COMPANY INC - PLANT #1 (HWY 278 E in FAIRFAX, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS; HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD
Alternative names: FAIRFAX DIMENSION CO, FAIRFAX DIMENSION:HWY 278-CLOSED
- FREEMAN & SON SERVICE STATION (FAIRFAX & HAMPTON STREET in FAIRFAX, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: WILLIAM SPEAKS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APPALACHIAN ENGINEERED HARDWOODS (890 REVOLUTIONARY TRAIL in FAIRFAX, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD; SERVICES
Alternative names: APPALACHIAN ENGINEERED HARDWOODS FAIRFAX FAC
- ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL (ROUTE 2 BOX 222 in FAIRFAX, SC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0301001
Organizations: ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FAIRFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (14TH AND BYRD STREETS in FAIRFAX, SC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0301006
Organizations: ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALLENDALE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (1057 REVOLUTIONARY TRAIL S in FAIRFAX, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5209017
Organizations: PALMETTO UNIFIED DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CSX TRANSPORTATION (CORNER OF W. 9TH &S. PICKENS S in FAIRFAX, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CSX TRANSPORTATION - FAIRFAX (DEACT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,528
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (60%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3818
- Northeast: 348
- Midwest: 112
- South: 336
- West: 32
73% of the 29827 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 4,017. Population change in the 1990s: +512 (+12.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
| Here: | 6.2% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
| Here: | 17.8% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- F M YOUNG CO , INC (941 ALLENDALE FAIRFAX HWY in FAIRFAX, SC; small business): $48,083 in 2 contracts in 2004
$47,400 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Fuel Storage Buildings. Signed on 2004-04-20. Completion date: 2004-06-14.
$683, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-21. Completion date: 2004-06-14.
- SHERRIE LUSK (No data from D and B in FAIRFAX, SC; small business): $-14,000 in 2 contracts in 1999
$0 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Medical Services. Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
$-14,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
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
- 1070 people in state prisons
- 44 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 16 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
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