PlainZIP

Waterloo, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterloo, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,945. 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 WATERLOO-SC · Waterloo, SC 1 ZIPs · 3,945 pop · #21330/25278 · Laurens County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,384
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21330/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Joanna
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,945
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,700

Nearest income peer: Joanna, SC ( $1,970 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 Waterloo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterloo 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, Waterloo, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,945
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,384
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 ($51,384 average) · poverty 18.4%. The primary code (29384) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Waterloo reads through its lone ZIP, 29384

3,945 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29384 is not the leading code inside Waterloo, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Waterloo

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 209 employees , annual payroll $7,529k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29384 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Waterloo, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Laurens County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterloo. See the Laurens County roll-up →

Waterloo sits in the lower half of Laurens County on income: Laurens, Clinton and Gray Court report more, Ware Shoals and Joanna report less. Mountville marks the far end of that range at $80,104, 56% above Waterloo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29384 3,945 $51,384 36 32
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Waterloo 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 Waterloo, .