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29445

Goose Creek, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
59,227
Median household income
$81,594
People below poverty
6.7%
Median home value
$281,500

Income

The median income of households in 29445 was $81,594. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 10.2
$50,000 to $74,999 20
$75,000 to $99,999 19.6
$100,000 to $149,999 20.5
$150,000 to $199,999 9.5
$200,000 or more 5.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53766
Female 44986

An estimated 81.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,270. 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 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.5
Social Security 27.6
Retirement income 28.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.4

In 2020-2024, 5.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29445 in 2020-2024, 89.8% had health insurance coverage and 10.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72% and public coverage was 34%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.3%.


In 2020-2024, 29445 had a total population of 59,227 - 29,231 (49.4%) females and 29,996 (50.6%) males. The median age was 36 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 36.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29445 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1609 1663
5 to 9 2083 1800
10 to 14 1680 1710
15 to 19 2749 1706
20 to 24 3272 1977
25 to 29 2296 2243
30 to 34 1857 2091
35 to 39 1960 1885
40 to 44 1861 2064
45 to 49 1706 1916
50 to 54 1577 2145
55 to 59 1482 1561
60 to 64 1814 1911
65 to 69 1406 1998
70 to 74 1207 965
75 to 79 618 772
80 to 84 495 512
85 and over 324 312

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.5% were White; 24.4% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.7% were Asian; 12.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.2% of the people in 29445 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 53.2% of the people in 29445 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,138 households in 29445. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.7% of the households in 29445 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.7% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.8% of all households.

In 29445, 30.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.7
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.7% of males and 47.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.9 29.5
Now married, except separated 48.7 47.2
Separated 1.4 2.8
Widowed 3.2 7.3
Divorced 6.8 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29445, 1,221 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.6% of the people living in 29445 were U.S. natives. 44% of the 29445 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.4% of 29445 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29445 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 29445.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 61.1
Asia 29.7
Europe 7.1
Africa 1.5
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29445 in 2020-2024, 14.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.8% of people at least five years old; 5.3% 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 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 29445 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.9
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 6.7
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29445 was 12,509 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 356 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,561. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,592.

Educational Attainment of People in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.1
High school diploma or equivalency 28.9
Some college, no degree 23.3
Associate's degree 12.5
Bachelor's degree 18.1
Graduate or professional degree 8.2

Disability

In 29445, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29445, 58.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 21,975 78.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,041 17.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,070 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29445 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 9
Manufacturing 12.4
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 13.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.6
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29445 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,107 32.4
Service occupations 4,340 15.4
Sales and office occupations 6,780 24.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,679 13.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,214 15

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.7% of 29445 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.4
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 12.2

In 2020-2024, 29445 had a total of 23,099 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.7% 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"). 16% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16
Mobile homes 5.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

16.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29445 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 80.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29445 had 22,138 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 961 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.1% while renters occupied 27.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.69.

5.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.4% and another 24.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29445:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29445 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.1
Electricity 82.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29445 was $281,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.2 % had a mortgage. 31.8% 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 $1,473 and for owners without a mortgage it was $479.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29445 was $1,542. 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.