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Bethune, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethune, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,440. 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 BETHUNE-SC · Bethune, SC 1 ZIPs · 2,440 pop · #18806/25278 · Kershaw County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,857
  • RANK-LOWER #18806/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cassatt
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,440
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $97,800

Nearest income peer: Cassatt, SC (+ $311 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 Bethune

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethune 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, Bethune, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,440
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,857
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,857 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 29009.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bethune as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Blenheim is the closest lower-income city and Sumter the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethune.

Population concentration

Bethune's single ZIP 29009 carries the town

Bethune is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29009 is the entire residential footprint (2,440 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Bethune

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 250 employees , annual payroll $15,306k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29009 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Manufacturing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Bethune, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Kershaw County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethune. See the Kershaw County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Kershaw County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bethune, Camden, Elgin and Lugoff among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Elgin marks the far end of that range at $87,366, 51% above Bethune.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29009 2,440 $57,857 24 9
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Bethune 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 Bethune, .