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Charleston County · South Carolina

ZIP code 29424

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 29424 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
1,219

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

South Carolina state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 29424 sits in Charleston County, South Carolina and is home to 1,219 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 0% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (South Carolina state rate).

County
Charleston County

FIPS 45019

State
South Carolina (SC)

424 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 29424

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

Population
1,219ZIP 29424 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
19.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
0%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 29424

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

South Carolina levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%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 29424 compares

ZIP 29424 against the median ZIP in Charleston County and across South Carolina.

MeasureZIP 29424County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$84,531$57,227
Median home value$450,050$166,650
Median gross rent$1,489$930
Population1,2196,8155,352-77%

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

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 18% of 424 state ZIPs

#347

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Charleston County.

ZIP 29424 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 29424?
ZIP 29424 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 29424?
South Carolina charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 29424 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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 29424, 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.