Richland County

Richland County has 422,117 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,784, 8% below the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $242,800, and 41% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

422,117residentsACS 2020–2024

$63,784median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$242,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of South Carolina with Richland 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 18 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
29016	30,454	$95K	$346K	83%	50%	94%	30 min
29044	4,799	$57K	$135K	82%	14%	86%	30 min
29052	2,199	$53K	$84K	93%	21%	78%	30 min
29061	12,538	$60K	$171K	81%	26%	87%	31 min
29063	38,201	$92K	$261K	81%	48%	92%	27 min
29177	177	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	14%	–	–
29201	24,605	$32K	$256K	25%	53%	81%	18 min
29203	40,653	$46K	$141K	49%	22%	82%	23 min
29204	18,159	$50K	$200K	59%	38%	85%	20 min
29205	22,223	$64K	$350K	52%	65%	91%	18 min
29206	19,759	$92K	$370K	66%	62%	96%	21 min
29207	8,012	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	43%	–	6 min
29208	2,445	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	13 min
29209	38,041	$59K	$207K	59%	40%	92%	23 min
29210	39,962	$51K	$194K	36%	30%	91%	22 min
29223	53,074	$62K	$203K	58%	34%	91%	26 min
29225	443	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	–	–	11 min
29229	51,861	$74K	$247K	70%	44%	95%	33 min

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

People.

422,117 residents in 167,961 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

22%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

187,611 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $242,800 (±$4,791).

60%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$1,228

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201914%

2000–200919%

1990–199913%

1980–198913%

1970–197913%

1960–19699%

1950–19598%

1940–19494%

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 ±$1,530.

$63,784

median household income

17.2%

of people live below the poverty line

6.4%

unemployment rate

41%

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.

25 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

79%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

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.

90%

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Richland County, South Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.