Aiken, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Aiken, SC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 69,485. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AIKEN-SC · Aiken, SC 3 ZIPs · 69,485 pop · #14355/25278 · Aiken County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,260
  • RANK-MID #14355/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Warrenville
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-SMALL 69,485
  • SPREAD-MOD 29805→29803
  • HOME-MID $221,600

Nearest income peer: Warrenville, SC (+ $3,693 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Aiken

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Aiken on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Aiken, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
69,485
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,260
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,260 and poverty 14.6% concentrate in 29803.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Aiken as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Prosperity is the closest lower-income city and Lugoff the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Aiken.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Aiken differ

Aiken's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $56,185 in ZIP 29805 to $86,023 in ZIP 29803, while home values span $174,100 in 29801 to $298,800 in 29803. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

29805 to 29803

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

29801 to 29803

Poverty-rate spread
12.2 points

29803 to 29801

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29803 skews compact Aiken

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 29803 covers about 53% of Aiken's 69,485 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Aiken

Citywide ZBP: 1,683 establishments, 28,256 employees , annual payroll $1,565,471k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29803 (805 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (280) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Aiken, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Aiken County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Aiken. See the Aiken County roll-up →

Aiken sits in the upper half of Aiken County on income: Beech Island, Wagener and Jackson report less, while North Augusta, Graniteville and Warrenville report more. Langley marks the far end of that range at $26,339, 61% below Aiken.

Side-by-side: Compare 29803 vs 29801 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29803 36,843 $86,023 805 75
29801 26,778 $59,573 785 118
29805 5,864 $56,185 93 23

Aiken roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Aiken, .