29843 Zip Code (Olar, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 1,395
Zip code population in 2010: 1,291
Zip code population in 2000: 1,344

Houses and condos: 746
Renter-occupied apartments: 110
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 29843: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $595 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $395 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 29843:

• High school or higher: 81.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 6.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29843:

• Never married: 32.4%
• Now married: 49.0%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 94870.5%White
  • 29321.8%Black
  • 272.0%Two or more races
  • 161.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.4%American Indian
  • 20.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29843, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,339
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $31,857 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,857
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $710 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$710
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,100 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$6,511

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,850 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,850
State:	+$13,061

Profit/loss from business: +$2,738 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,738
State:	+$10,167

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,733 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

29843:	$7,733
South Carolina:	$17,019

Total itemized deductions: $18,671 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,671
State:	$22,890

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 29.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $6,833 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$6,833
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $5,257 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

29843:	$5,257
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,436 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,436
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.0%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29843, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,689 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,689
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $28,213 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,213
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $755 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$755
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $911 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$911
State:	$3,999

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,971 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,971
State:	+$13,100

Profit/loss from business: +$3,174 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,174
State:	+$9,144

Total itemized deductions: $15,000 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,000
State:	$19,039

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,160 (8% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,160
State:	$4,305

Here:	8.5% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,403 (reported on 61.2% of returns)

29843:	$3,403
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,913 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,913
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.7%

Here:	74%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29849, 29042, 29081, 29003, 29817, 29827.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 75
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 465

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 210 (115 now married, 93 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29843 with a mortgage: 137 (6 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 298

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $962
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $286

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 29843 household income distribution in 2017

• 48Less than $10,000
• 82$10,000 to $14,999
• 57$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 78$35,000 to $39,999
• 59$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 93$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 29843

• 37Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 28$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 21$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 50$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 29843

• 7Less than $100
• 6$350 to $399
• 23$450 to $499
• 50$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 4$650 to $699
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $693.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,041
• Black or African American householders: $69,417
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $110,987

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $87,377 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $21,915 - $140,733

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $118,282

Here:	$118,282
State:	$244,698

Mobile homes: $38,406

Here:	$38,406
State:	$70,687

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 393
• Mobile homes: 347

Unemployment: 6.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29843

• 80.2%401Drove a car alone
• 15.6%78Carpooled
• 2.2%11Walked
• 0.8%4Other means
• 0.6%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29843

• 49Less than 5 minutes
• 285 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 17615 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 13330 to 34 minutes
• 2845 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,395

• In family households: 1,151 (170 male householders, 139 female householders)

  244 spouses, 446 children (447 natural, 1 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 72 other relatives, 21 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 244 (118 male householders (109 living alone)), 115 female householders (115 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 225 1-person, 8 2-persons

213 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (68 women).

99.0% of residents of 29843 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EDISTO WOOD PRESERVING CO (RT 1 BOX 44A in OLAR, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  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
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DONALD BRANDT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.4%

Population in 1990: 1,503.

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

• This state: 1,089
• Northeast: 43
• Midwest: 3
• South: 235
• West: 13

77% of the 29843 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

97% of the 29843 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Chiropractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 29843 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	17	72.3 years
James	15	71.5 years
Henry	14	76.0 years
Robert	14	61.2 years
William	13	72.6 years
Mary	9	74.8 years
Willie	8	78.0 years
Annie	7	85.5 years
George	6	77.2 years
David	6	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 29843 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Morris	31	76.9 years
Sanders	23	66.9 years
Still	17	80.7 years
Brabham	16	70.8 years
Joyner	13	72.2 years
Hutto	13	67.8 years
Gunnells	11	71.6 years
Fail	11	77.0 years
Kearse	10	78.3 years
Johnson	10	70.1 years

Businesses in zip code 29843

• Subway: 1
• U-Haul: 1