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29039

Cordova, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,941
Median household income
$53,382
People below poverty
24.1%
Median home value
$53,100

Income

The median income of households in 29039 was $53,382. An estimated 8.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.5
$10,000 to $14,999 8.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10.6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 21.4
$75,000 to $99,999 9
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51569
Female 31337

An estimated 74.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,710. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.9
Social Security 43.7
Retirement income 26.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2
Cash public assistance income 4.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 67.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 33.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 67.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 33.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 24 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 12.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 87.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 77% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29039 in 2020-2024, 92% had health insurance coverage and 8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.4% and public coverage was 46.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.2%.


In 2020-2024, 29039 had a total population of 2,941 - 1,605 (54.6%) females and 1,336 (45.4%) males. The median age was 56.1 years. An estimated 8.8% of the population was under 18 years, 27.4% was 19 to 44 years, 33.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29039 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 41 46
5 to 9 60 2
10 to 14 20 2
15 to 19 79 111
20 to 24 126 53
25 to 29 85 55
30 to 34 61 72
35 to 39 2 73
40 to 44 48 230
45 to 49 16 70
50 to 54 75 76
55 to 59 119 117
60 to 64 148 369
65 to 69 93 175
70 to 74 103 121
75 to 79 168 19
80 to 84 49 13
85 and over 43 1

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 35.1% were White; 52.4% were Black or African American; 3.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 39.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.4% of the people in 29039 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 35.1% of the people in 29039 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,524 households in 29039. The average household size was 1.93 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.8% of the households in 29039 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.4% of all households, while 22.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 29039, 7.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.8
Cohabiting Couples 10.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.4% of males and 29.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.4 37
Now married, except separated 44.4 29.7
Separated 2.5 15
Widowed 8.8 3.5
Divorced 13 14.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29039, 17 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 82.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 29039 were U.S. natives. 84.4% of the 29039 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 29039 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 22.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29039 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29039.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29039 in 2020-2024, 1.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 29039 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29039 was 258 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 192. College or graduate school enrollment was 65.

Educational Attainment of People in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.3
High school diploma or equivalency 39.4
Some college, no degree 17.6
Associate's degree 17.9
Bachelor's degree 1.2
Graduate or professional degree 12.5

Disability

In 29039, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29039, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 0.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,487 87.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 210 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4 0.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29039 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 0.1
Manufacturing 9.5
Wholesale trade 4.3
Retail trade 11.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.1
Information 4.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 45.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 4.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29039 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 435 25.6
Service occupations 385 22.6
Sales and office occupations 356 20.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 159 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 366 21.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 92.4% of 29039 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 92.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 5.3

In 2020-2024, 29039 had a total of 1,914 housing units. Of these housing units, 39.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 60.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 39.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.2
Mobile homes 60.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

18.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29039 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 79.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29039 had 1,524 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 390 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.3% while renters occupied 16.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.92 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 31.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2% and another 23.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29039:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29039 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22
Electricity 75.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29039 was $53,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 19.2 % had a mortgage. 80.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,177 and for owners without a mortgage it was $392.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29039 was $604. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.