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Charleston County · South Carolina

ZIP code 29414

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 29414 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
43,717

ZCTA residents

Median income
$91,976

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$380,600

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
9%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 29414 sits in Charleston County, South Carolina and is home to 43,717 people. Median household income is $91,976, the median home is worth $380,600 and median gross rent is $1,639. 61.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 9% combined.

County
Charleston County

FIPS 45019

State
South Carolina (SC)

424 ZIPs covered

Area codes
843, 854

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Charleston

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 29414

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
43,717ZIP 29414 residents
Median household income
$91,976Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$380,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,639Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 29414

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
9%Charleston jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$90Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Charleston rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
21%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,975/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
8.3%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 29414 compares

ZIP 29414 against the median ZIP in Charleston County and across South Carolina.

MeasureZIP 29414County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$91,976$84,531$57,227+61%
Median home value$380,600$450,050$166,650+128%
Median gross rent$1,639$1,489$930+76%
Population43,7176,8155,352+717%

Medians are computed across the 26 ZIP areas in Charleston County and the 424 ZIP areas in South Carolina.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 424 South Carolina ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 92% of 386 state ZIPs

#32
Home value

above 92% of 380 state ZIPs

#30
Population

larger than 95% of 424 state ZIPs

#23

Comparable ZIP codes

South Carolina ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
29105Aiken County$92,031$1,024
29063Richland County$92,147$239,300$1,599
29676Oconee County$92,206$403,600$935
29650Greenville County$91,640$332,300$1,344
29909Beaufort County$91,376$416,700$2,174
29907Beaufort County$90,777$399,600$1,706

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Charleston County.

ZIP 29414 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 29414?
ZIP 29414 lies mostly in Charleston County, South Carolina. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 29414?
Purchases are taxed at 9% combined, built from the Charleston jurisdiction stack.
Is 29414 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,639 a month, about 21% of median household income, and the median home is worth $380,600+128% against the typical South Carolina ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29414, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.