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29847

Trenton, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,554
Median household income
$56,713
People below poverty
19.4%
Median home value
$153,200

Income

The median income of households in 29847 was $56,713. An estimated 7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 15.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 8.2
$50,000 to $74,999 11.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46739
Female 48322

An estimated 71.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,889. 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 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.9
Social Security 33.4
Retirement income 25.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.4

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 83.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 60.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29847 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.4% and public coverage was 35.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.3%.


In 2020-2024, 29847 had a total population of 5,554 - 2,423 (43.6%) females and 3,131 (56.4%) males. The median age was 36.4 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 42.2% was 19 to 44 years, 22.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29847 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 374 124
5 to 9 236 44
10 to 14 101 58
15 to 19 165 110
20 to 24 314 83
25 to 29 150 234
30 to 34 394 171
35 to 39 376 158
40 to 44 217 248
45 to 49 65 149
50 to 54 90 234
55 to 59 199 186
60 to 64 145 177
65 to 69 157 158
70 to 74 33 81
75 to 79 48 68
80 to 84 28 62
85 and over 39 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.6% were White; 36.8% were Black or African American; 14.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 17.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.2% of the people in 29847 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.3% of the people in 29847 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,985 households in 29847. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 56% of the households in 29847 while cohabiting couple households made up 2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.2% of all households, while 5.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21% of all households.

In 29847, 41.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56
Cohabiting Couples 2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
5.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.4% of males and 57.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.7 17.3
Now married, except separated 48.4 57.1
Separated 1.7 6.2
Widowed 0.2 12.2
Divorced 6.9 7.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29847, 101 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 81.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 29847 were U.S. natives. 37.7% of the 29847 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 29847 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 10.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29847 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 29847.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 84
Asia 0
Europe 16
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29847 in 2020-2024, 1.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 0.6% 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 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 29847 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 6.8
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29847 was 770 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 49 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 605. College or graduate school enrollment was 116.

Educational Attainment of People in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.2
High school diploma or equivalency 38.6
Some college, no degree 21.6
Associate's degree 13.2
Bachelor's degree 8.6
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 29847, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.8% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29847, 52.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,875 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 299 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 208 8.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29847 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 28
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 19.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.4
Other Services, except public administration 1.8
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29847 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 456 19.1
Service occupations 247 10.4
Sales and office occupations 649 27.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 334 14
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 696 29.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.6% of 29847 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 4.6

In 2020-2024, 29847 had a total of 2,262 housing units. Of these housing units, 51.9% 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"). 2.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 45% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 51.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.6
Mobile homes 45
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

15.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29847 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 77.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29847 had 1,985 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 277 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.6% while renters occupied 13.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.43.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.1% and another 35% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29847:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.8
Electricity 74.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 7.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29847 was $153,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.6 % had a mortgage. 52.4% 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 $1,238 and for owners without a mortgage it was $438.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29847 was $842. 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.