Edgefield County

Edgefield County has 27,476 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $73,029, 5% above the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $202,700, and 23% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

27,476residentsACS 2020–2024

$73,029median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$202,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

80%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of South Carolina with Edgefield 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 6 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
29821	1,141	$81K	$278K	94%	15%	88%	29 min
29824	7,789	$56K	$156K	73%	21%	75%	30 min
29832	5,074	$43K	$131K	65%	17%	75%	26 min
29838	830	$98K	$230K	96%	28%	89%	56 min
29847	5,554	$57K	$153K	87%	13%	84%	33 min
29860	18,201	$97K	$276K	87%	38%	94%	25 min

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

People.

27,476 residents in 9,768 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

17%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

25%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

11,513 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $202,700 (±$12,363).

80%

of households own their home

68%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

25%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$720

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201910%

2000–200912%

1990–199920%

1980–198920%

1970–197912%

1960–19696%

1950–19596%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier6%

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 ±$6,942.

$73,029

median household income

17.8%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

23%

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.

28 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

90%

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.

80%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

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