Pickens County

Pickens County has 134,629 residents across 9 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $61,064, 12% below the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $231,900, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

134,629residentsACS 2020–2024

$61,064median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$231,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of South Carolina with Pickens 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 9 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
29630	15,982	$55K	$235K	47%	40%	85%	24 min
29631	16,849	$49K	$400K	41%	63%	90%	20 min
29634	6,048	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	100%	0%	16 min
29640	33,142	$62K	$218K	75%	21%	89%	29 min
29657	16,390	$65K	$194K	85%	19%	89%	29 min
29667	240	$83K	$196K	95%	27%	90%	23 min
29671	18,666	$62K	$216K	83%	19%	89%	32 min
29682	3,957	$84K	$263K	94%	36%	82%	32 min
29685	1,964	$117K	$829K	95%	50%	97%	33 min

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

People.

134,629 residents in 52,414 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

19%

under 18

30%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

29%

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.

58,677 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,900 (±$4,875).

71%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

12%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

16%

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$972

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201911%

2000–200915%

1990–199920%

1980–198917%

1970–197914%

1960–19698%

1950–19596%

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 ±$1,855.

$61,064

median household income

17.2%

of people live below the poverty line

3.6%

unemployment rate

29%

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

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

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.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

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