Cottageville, SC · standard
ZIP Code 29435
Colleton County, South Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 4,122
- 23/sq mi
- $58,813
- Median income
- $168,500
- Median home value
- 9.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Cottageville pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 27th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 23
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 29435 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 29435 covers 177.7 square miles in Cottageville, Colleton County, South Carolina (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 4,122 residents on file, a density of 23 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 29435 reports a modest median household income of $58,813 (8% below the South Carolina average), while per-capita income is $29,792. Poverty here runs at 11.4%, with unemployment measured at 2.9%. On housing, the median home value is $168,500 (25% below the state average) with median rent at $922 per month, and 89.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.7, and the average commute is 39 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 1 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 29435, plus 6 more within Colleton County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 29435
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Cottageville, SC
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 29435.
- Construction
Construction
12 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
6 establishments
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 4
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
4 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services 3
Professional, scientific, and technical services
3 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 3
Other services (except public administration)
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 29435, Cottageville, SC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
4,122
Population
177.7
Area (sq mi)
23
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 29435?
40.7
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
9.9%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$58,813
Median Household Income
-8% vs state
$29,792
Per Capita Income
11.4%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
39.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 29435 ranks nationally
Cottageville, SC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$58,813 27th percentile higher than 27% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
2,010
Total Housing Units
1,725
Occupied Units
285
Vacant Units
2.50
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,500
Median Home Value
-25% vs state
$922
Median Rent
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 43 business establishments in ZIP 29435, employing approximately 215 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,972,000.
43
Businesses
215
Employees
$8.0M
Annual Payroll
5
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 12 | 27.9% |
| Retail trade | 6 | 13.9% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 4 | 9.3% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3 | 7.0% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 7.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 29435 vs 29474 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29474 | Round O, SC | 2,176 | 5.5 mi |
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