Columbia, SC (29229)

Columbia, SC (ZIP 29229) sits in Richland County within the Columbia metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in below the national average at 82.3%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,793. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $61,885, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $31,998 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. The CDC SVI flags racial & ethnic minority (80th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 40th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 26 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 46.5% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Lexington County, SC (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $70,335, fair market rent of $1,770 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $267,124, up 0.1% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Demographics

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

Home values

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

Based on county-level data (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1592.3M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

That is roughly 4% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Based on Richland County, SC data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Banking access

Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.

Alternative-fuel stations

Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.

Public libraries

Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.

Social Vulnerability Index

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Air quality

Based on Richland County data (2024).

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.

Community health profile

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 11.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Richland data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Among low-income residents, 17.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Richland County, SC for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Who’s moving in and out

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $58,577 versus departing households' $58,807.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Data sources used on this page

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Schools in this ZIP

9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.

Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.

Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Colleges & universities nearby

• University of South Carolina-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29208

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $12,688

  Out-of-state tuition

  $35,972

  Acceptance rate

  60.2%

  Graduation rate

  78.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $62,177

  Median student debt

  $21,500

• Benedict College

  Columbia, SC · 29204

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $17,440

  Out-of-state tuition

  $17,440

  Acceptance rate

  95.7%

  Graduation rate

  22.9%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $31,902

  Median student debt

  $32,500

• Columbia College

  Columbia, SC · 29203

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $22,214

  Out-of-state tuition

  $22,214

  Acceptance rate

  93.9%

  Graduation rate

  45.1%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $41,338

  Median student debt

  $22,750

• Columbia International University

  Columbia, SC · 29203

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $27,900

  Out-of-state tuition

  $27,900

  Acceptance rate

  94.5%

  Graduation rate

  55.1%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $38,951

  Median student debt

  $20,000

• Fortis College-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29210

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $14,777

  Out-of-state tuition

  $14,777

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  39.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $36,368

  Median student debt

  $12,547

• Allen University

  Columbia, SC · 29204

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $14,304

  Out-of-state tuition

  $14,304

  Acceptance rate

  72.5%

  Graduation rate

  13.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $30,497

  Median student debt

  $34,290

• South University-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29203

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $18,145

  Out-of-state tuition

  $18,145

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  12.5%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,421

  Median student debt

  $26,123

• Southeastern College-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29223

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  $25,080

  Out-of-state tuition

  $25,080

  Acceptance rate

  97.3%

  Graduation rate

  58.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $31,156

  Median student debt

  $9,500

• Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29210

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  44.5%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $25,088

  Median student debt

  $5,858

• Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia

  Columbia, SC · 29209

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  71.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $25,088

  Median student debt

  $5,858

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

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