Cherokee County

Cherokee County has 56,647 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $50,288, 27% below the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $142,000, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

56,647residentsACS 2020–2024

$50,288median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$142,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

81%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of South Carolina with Cherokee 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 5 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
29330	8,572	$48K	$152K	73%	15%	82%	23 min
29340	20,763	$44K	$109K	76%	11%	78%	27 min
29341	20,647	$58K	$189K	70%	27%	87%	26 min
29372	3,552	$47K	$104K	80%	17%	78%	33 min
29702	9,770	$50K	$127K	76%	15%	70%	30 min

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

People.

56,647 residents in 22,063 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

23%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

25,150 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,000 (±$15,173).

74%

of households own their home

61%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

26%

are mobile homes

12%

of housing units are vacant

$869

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–20197%

2000–200915%

1990–199918%

1980–198913%

1970–197919%

1960–196911%

1950–19596%

1940–19495%

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 ±$2,291.

$50,288

median household income

18.4%

of people live below the poverty line

6.3%

unemployment rate

18%

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

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

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.

81%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

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