Central, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Central, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,186. 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 CENTRAL-SC · Central, SC 1 ZIPs · 14,186 pop · #19905/25278 · Pickens County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $55,264
- RANK-LOWER #19905/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Clemson
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 47% owners
- POP-TOWN 14,186
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $234,500
Nearest income peer: Clemson, SC ( $6,464 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 Central
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Central on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Clemson · lowest
Clemson · lowest
$48,800 median HH income
- Central · this city
Central · this city
$55,264 median HH income
- Pickens · near
Pickens · near
$61,749 median HH income
- Liberty · near
Liberty · near
$64,833 median HH income
- Easley · near
Easley · near
$70,214 median HH income
- Sunset · highest
Sunset · highest
$116,742 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, Central, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 21st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 14,186
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $55,264
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,264 average) · poverty 20.5%. The primary code (29630) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.5%) for this income tier, rent $906 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within South Carolina, New Ellenton is the closest lower-income city and Bradley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Central.
Population concentration
Central's single ZIP 29630 carries the town
Central is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29630 is the entire residential footprint (14,186 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 Central
Citywide ZBP: 162 establishments, 1,943 employees , annual payroll $64,022k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29630 (162 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (29) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Central, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Pickens County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Central. See the Pickens County roll-up →
Central sits in the lower half of Pickens County on income: Easley, Pickens and Liberty report more, and only Clemson reports less. Sunset marks the far end of that range at $116,742, 111% above Central.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29630 | 14,186 | $55,264 | 162 | 90 |
Central 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 Central, .