Aiken County

Aiken County has 174,160 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $70,609, in line with the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $218,000, and 32% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

174,160residentsACS 2020–2024

$70,609median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$218,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Aiken County in South CarolinaZIP codes in Aiken County highlighted; the rest of South Carolina in grey

Map of South Carolina with Aiken County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
29105	1,621	$94K	$-666667K	85%	7%	83%	31 min
29129	4,605	$61K	$148K	86%	28%	89%	28 min
29137	2,248	$41K	$107K	75%	12%	85%	39 min
29164	4,830	$49K	$177K	77%	23%	91%	31 min
29801	31,108	$60K	$174K	67%	30%	89%	27 min
29803	40,699	$86K	$299K	82%	47%	95%	28 min
29805	4,935	$56K	$192K	86%	31%	84%	28 min
29809	2,301	$55K	$155K	71%	16%	91%	27 min
29816	1,092	$47K	$88K	69%	0%	92%	28 min
29828	489	$-666667K	$207K	45%	16%	93%	16 min
29829	12,385	$84K	$247K	82%	29%	89%	26 min
29831	4,394	$54K	$177K	77%	18%	74%	24 min
29834	259	$26K	$78K	26%	0%	100%	23 min
29841	32,342	$72K	$199K	70%	31%	93%	24 min
29842	8,102	$58K	$127K	76%	15%	87%	26 min
29851	9,070	$71K	$164K	80%	21%	89%	25 min
29856	3,272	$50K	$151K	87%	9%	84%	28 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

174,160 residents in 69,916 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

22%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

49%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

80,008 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,000 (±$6,056).

77%

of households own their home

68%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

18%

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$1,062

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201914%

2000–200915%

1990–199917%

1980–198914%

1970–197911%

1960–19698%

1950–195911%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,453.

$70,609

median household income

14.3%

of people live below the poverty line

6.1%

unemployment rate

32%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates