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29435

Cottageville, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,304
Median household income
$58,813
People below poverty
11.4%
Median home value
$168,500

Income

The median income of households in 29435 was $58,813. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 21.4
$75,000 to $99,999 9.9
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 11.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64511
Female 48119

An estimated 67% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,395. 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 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67
Social Security 39.4
Retirement income 25.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.3

In 2020-2024, 20.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29435 in 2020-2024, 81.1% had health insurance coverage and 18.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.9% and public coverage was 44.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 18.8%.


In 2020-2024, 29435 had a total population of 4,304 - 2,247 (52.2%) females and 2,057 (47.8%) males. The median age was 40.7 years. An estimated 28.5% of the population was under 18 years, 26.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29435 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 131 83
5 to 9 197 296
10 to 14 72 200
15 to 19 133 169
20 to 24 71 47
25 to 29 133 121
30 to 34 39 101
35 to 39 161 174
40 to 44 223 53
45 to 49 97 81
50 to 54 149 221
55 to 59 97 167
60 to 64 103 153
65 to 69 166 126
70 to 74 141 60
75 to 79 34 139
80 to 84 103 43
85 and over 7 13

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.1% were White; 12.4% were Black or African American; 9.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 15.8% of the people in 29435 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 63.6% of the people in 29435 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,725 households in 29435. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.6% of the households in 29435 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.9% of all households, while 25.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.9% of all households.

In 29435, 32.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.6
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.2% of males and 56.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25 26.1
Now married, except separated 50.2 56.3
Separated 5.1 1
Widowed 5.7 7.3
Divorced 13.9 9.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29435, 85 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.1% of the people living in 29435 were U.S. natives. 52.9% of the 29435 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.9% of 29435 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 3.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 34.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29435 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 29435.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.8
Asia 0
Europe 1.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29435 in 2020-2024, 14.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 14% of people at least five years old; 9.4% 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 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 14
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 29435 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 1.3
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 1
Abroad 1.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29435 was 1,144 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 31 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 954. College or graduate school enrollment was 159.

Educational Attainment of People in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.6
High school diploma or equivalency 32.5
Some college, no degree 19.1
Associate's degree 19.1
Bachelor's degree 4.6
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 29435, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 49.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29435, 54.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,425 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 246 14
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 87 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29435 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 12.4
Manufacturing 16.6
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.2
Public administration 5.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29435 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 443 25.2
Service occupations 339 19.3
Sales and office occupations 371 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 318 18.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 287 16.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.3% of 29435 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 39.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0
Other means 6
Worked from home 6

In 2020-2024, 29435 had a total of 2,010 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.8% 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"). 0.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 51.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.7
Mobile homes 51.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 3.1

12.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29435 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 75.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29435 had 1,725 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 285 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89% while renters occupied 11%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 37.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29435:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.8
Electricity 75
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.8
All other fuels 5.5
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29435 was $168,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.1 % had a mortgage. 49.9% 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 $1,327 and for owners without a mortgage it was $399.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29435 was $922. 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.