29696 Zip Code (West Union, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,240
Zip code population in 2010: 4,125
Zip code population in 2000: 3,218

Houses and condos: 2,395
Renter-occupied apartments: 274
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29696: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 23.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 226 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,186 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $704 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 29696:

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 17.2%
• Unemployed: 9.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29696:

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 68.0%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 4,89993.5%White
  • 2394.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 991.9%Two or more races
  • 20.04%American Indian

Urban population: 234
Rural population: 5,005

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29696, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,212 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,212
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $58,030 (reported on 80.1% of returns)

Here:	$58,030
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1018.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3546.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5971.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8653.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17073.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87156.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,380 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,380
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs below $25k, 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 197.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 730.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,017 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,017
State:	$8,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.4% for AGIs below $25k, 54.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 158.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 353.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2086.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,895 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,895
State:	+$24,194

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 120.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 274.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 617.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8636.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,232 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,232
State:	+$11,253

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 139.4% for AGIs below $25k, 154.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 232.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 658.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $24,276 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

29696:	$24,276
South Carolina:	$21,604

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $25k, 120.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 381.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 632.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1383.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5676.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,200 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,200
State:	$35,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 523.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1122.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9223.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,507 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,507
State:	$14,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 365.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4063.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,644 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

29696:	$7,644
State:	$7,486

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 288.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2010.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,284 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,284
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.3% for AGIs below $25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.8%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29696, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,591 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,591
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $43,965 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$43,965
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 55.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $865 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$865
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,535 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,535
State:	$6,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,288 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,288
State:	+$13,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,984 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,984
State:	+$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,354 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

29696:	$15,354
South Carolina:	$17,019

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,592 (22% of AGI, reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,592
State:	$22,890

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,869 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,869
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,668 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

29696:	$6,668
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,056 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,056
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.1%

Here:	69%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

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 (22% of AGI, reported on 28.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,111
State:	$19,039

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% 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% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,113
State:	$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

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)

Nearest zip codes: 29691, 29672, 29665, 29682, 29678, 29664.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,055

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (31 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 902 (565 now married, 343 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29696 with a mortgage: 1,056 (75 second mortgage, 69 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,430
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $334

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

• Zip code 29696 household income distribution in 2022

• 51Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 88$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 75$25,000 to $29,999
• 135$30,000 to $34,999
• 62$35,000 to $39,999
• 200$40,000 to $44,999
• 36$45,000 to $49,999
• 131$50,000 to $59,999
• 289$60,000 to $74,999
• 265$75,000 to $99,999
• 242$100,000 to $124,999
• 250$125,000 to $149,999
• 178$150,000 to $199,999
• 101$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29696

• 65Less than $10,000
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 98$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 75$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $69,999
• 90$80,000 to $89,999
• 37$90,000 to $99,999
• 54$100,000 to $124,999
• 72$125,000 to $149,999
• 165$150,000 to $174,999
• 75$175,000 to $199,999
• 128$200,000 to $249,999
• 215$250,000 to $299,999
• 120$300,000 to $399,999
• 205$400,000 to $499,999
• 212$500,000 to $749,999
• 103$750,000 to $999,999
• 51$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 29$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 42$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29696

• 45$300 to $349
• 3$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 32$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 23$550 to $599
• 19$600 to $649
• 8$650 to $699
• 35$750 to $799
• 20$1,500 to $1,999
• 51$3,000 to $3,499
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $743.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $324,984.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $285,097
• Black or African American householders: $84,044
• Asian householders: $1,303,429
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $556,830

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,048 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,475 - $463,997

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $205,071

Here:	$205,071
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $27,275

Here:	$27,275
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,667
• One, attached: 77
• 5 to 9: 10
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 to 49: 71
• Mobile homes: 547
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Unemployment: 9.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29696

• 74.7%1,754Drove a car alone
• 7.4%174Carpooled
• 0.7%17Walked
• 2.3%53Other means
• 16.2%381Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29696

• 38Less than 5 minutes
• 2035 to 9 minutes
• 48510 to 14 minutes
• 31515 to 19 minutes
• 45420 to 24 minutes
• 7825 to 29 minutes
• 18030 to 34 minutes
• 7635 to 39 minutes
• 3640 to 44 minutes
• 5145 to 59 minutes
• 6860 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,240

• Male householders: 1,060 (196 living alone), Female householders: 1,098 (149 living alone)

• 1,408 spouses (1,395 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (50 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,377 children (1,290 natural, 32 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 0 foster children, 59 other relatives, 88 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 843 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 252 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 344 1-person, 82 2-persons

978 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (84 men, 151 women).

95.3% of residents of 29696 zip code speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 10% well, 21% not well, 4% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities 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)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

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

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

• This state: 3,270
• Northeast: 331
• Midwest: 333
• South: 876
• West: 170

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, 50% lived in South Carolina.

90% of the 29696 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 31. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 51 took place in 2008, and the least - 11 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.4%), and Structure Fires (40.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29696
• 23744.4%Outside Fires
• 21540.3%Structure Fires
• 5510.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 275.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29696, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29696 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	28	73.3 years
James	27	72.3 years
William	19	73.9 years
Robert	13	67.3 years
Charles	12	70.5 years
Henry	11	65.5 years
Mary	9	72.4 years
Margaret	8	77.9 years
Clyde	8	69.8 years
Ernest	7	61.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 29696 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	23	71.7 years
Morgan	12	75.2 years
Alexander	11	69.5 years
Rowland	10	79.7 years
Wilson	10	74.0 years
Wood	10	71.0 years
Taylor	10	71.4 years
Moore	10	69.9 years
Lee	8	66.9 years
Bryant	8	78.7 years

Businesses in zip code 29696
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		FedEx	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		H&R Block	1
CVS	1		McDonald's	1
Chevrolet	1