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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Langley · lowest $26,339
Langley · lowest
$26,339 median HH income
- Beech Island · near
Beech Island · near
$57,949 median HH income
- Ridge Spring · near
Ridge Spring · near
$61,103 median HH income
- Aiken · this city
Aiken · this city
$67,260 median HH income
- Warrenville · near
Warrenville · near
$70,953 median HH income
- North Augusta · near
North Augusta · near
$71,606 median HH income
- Monetta · highest
Monetta · highest
$94,444 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 12.2 points
29805 to 29803
29801 to 29803
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 .
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 →
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, .