Pickens, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pickens, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,030. 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 PICKENS-SC · Pickens, SC 1 ZIPs · 18,030 pop · #16994/25278 · Pickens County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,749
  • RANK-LOWER #16994/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Liberty
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,030
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,000

Nearest income peer: Liberty, SC (+ $3,084 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 Pickens

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,030
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,749
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 $61,749 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 29671.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pickens as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Pickens reads through its lone ZIP, 29671

18,030 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29671 is not the leading code inside Pickens, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Pickens's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 314 establishments, 2,793 employees , annual payroll $102,706k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29671 (314 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (54) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Pickens, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Pickens County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pickens. See the Pickens County roll-up →

Pickens sits in the lower half of Pickens County on income: Easley, Liberty and Six Mile report more, Clemson and Central report less. Sunset marks the far end of that range at $116,742, 89% above Pickens.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29671 18,030 $61,749 314 55

Pickens 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 Pickens, .