29516 Zip Code (Blenheim, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 869
Zip code population in 2010: 829
Zip code population in 2000: 644

Houses and condos: 361
Renter-occupied apartments: 69
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29516: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 93.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 29516:

• High school or higher: 84.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29516:

• Never married: 49.7%
• Now married: 31.2%
• Separated: 5.3%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 8.6%

• 
• • 55864.4%White
  • 30034.6%Black
  • 91.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29516, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,614 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,614
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $38,419 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,419
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1222.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4114.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5830.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,300 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,300
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,100 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$11,100
State:	$8,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,167 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,167
State:	+$24,194

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,275 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,275
State:	+$11,253

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 190.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,060 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,060
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29516, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,689 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,689
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $29,256 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,256
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.8% for AGIs below $25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
South Carolina:	$1,468

Profit/loss from business: +$2,400 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,400
State:	+$10,167

Total itemized deductions: $19,750 (31% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,750
State:	$22,890

Here:	31.2% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,860 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,860
State:	$5,169

Taxes paid: $4,150 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

29516:	$4,150
State:	$7,644

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29516, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,739 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,739
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $23,568 (reported on 89.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,568
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $10k, 89.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $573 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$573
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $958 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$958
State:	$3,999

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,368 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,368
State:	+$13,100

Profit/loss from business: +$2,846 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,846
State:	+$9,144

Total itemized deductions: $17,519 (32% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,519
State:	$19,039

Here:	31.6% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,773 (8% of AGI, reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,773
State:	$4,305

Here:	7.5% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,686 (reported on 57.7% of returns)

29516:	$3,686
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,904 (reported on 34.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,904
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.1%

Here:	65%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 53.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29525, 29565, 29512, 29594, 29540, 29506.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 41
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 204

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 125 (39 now married, 85 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29516 with a mortgage: 33 (1 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $854
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $323

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 29516 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 17$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29516

• 36Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999
• 61$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29516

• 6$200 to $249
• 3$300 to $349
• 8$400 to $449
• 6$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 12$600 to $649
• 13No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $869.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $56,256
• Black or African American householders: $64,121

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $67,713

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $160,548

Here:	$160,548
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $143,003

Here:	$143,003
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 215
• Mobile homes: 128
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Unemployment: 7.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29516

• 94.3%329Drove a car alone
• 2.6%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29516

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 4615 to 19 minutes
• 15820 to 24 minutes
• 5130 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 2640 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 869

• Male householders: 148 (61 living alone), Female householders: 96 (5 living alone)

• 98 spouses (98 opposite-sex spouses), 38 unmarried partners, (38 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 190 children (188 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 159 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 30 other relatives, 66 non-relatives

Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 39 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 10 2-persons

27 married couples with children.
81 single-parent households (30 men, 51 women).

99.8% of residents of 29516 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DAVIS WOOD PRODUCTS (3067 SCREW PIN RD in BLENHEIM, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD
  Alternative names: DAVIS WOOD PRODUCTS-CLOSED

• BLENHEIM ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE (2501 HIGHWAY 38 SOUTH in BLENHEIM, SC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3501027
  Organizations: MARLBORO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DRAKE GINNERY (ROUTE 1 in BLENHEIM, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
  

• BECKER MIN:BROWNSVL-CLOSED (SC HIGHWAY 38 SOUTH in BLENHEIM, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.9%

Population in 1990: 2,123.

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

• This state: 731
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 33
• South: 76

73% of the 29516 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

91% of the 29516 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from different state.

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): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 54 took place in 2014, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (66.2%), and Structure Fires (19.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29516
• 17466.2%Outside Fires
• 5219.8%Structure Fires
• 3312.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 41.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29516, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29516 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	20	68.3 years
William	17	75.5 years
John	14	70.7 years
Mary	7	75.2 years
Charles	6	68.0 years
George	5	67.4 years
Annie	5	79.2 years
Willie	5	75.4 years
Robert	5	73.0 years
Jessie	4	78.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 29516 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hood	15	71.6 years
Mcdowell	10	69.9 years
Clark	9	70.6 years
Driggers	8	69.5 years
Dupree	8	81.7 years
Rogers	8	74.6 years
Sports	7	63.0 years
Gray	7	61.3 years
Jenkins	7	71.5 years
Carabo	7	83.9 years