Clarks Hill, SC · standard
ZIP Code 29821
McCormick County, South Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,487
- 9/sq mi
- $81,000
- Median income
- $277,800
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Clarks Hill pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 37%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 37%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 29821 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 29821 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Clarks Hill, McCormick County, South Carolina, home to just 1,487 residents across 159.9 square miles, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 29821 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $81,000 (27% above the South Carolina average), while per-capita income is $26,464. 30.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 3.6%. The typical home here is valued at $277,800 (23% above the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 94.0% of units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is 27 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 29821, plus 5 more within McCormick 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 →
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 29821, Clarks Hill, 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
1,487
Population
159.9
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 29821?
39.5
Median Age
46.9%
Male
53.1%
Female
1.6%
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?
$81,000
Median Household Income
+27% vs state
$26,464
Per Capita Income
30.9%
Poverty Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
26.8 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 29821 ranks nationally
Clarks Hill, SC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$81,000 Top 37% higher than 63% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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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?
530
Total Housing Units
336
Occupied Units
194
Vacant Units
3.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$277,800
Median Home Value
+23% vs state
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 29821, employing approximately 66 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,491,000.
13
Businesses
66
Employees
$2.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 3 | 23.1% |
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 29821 vs 30809 →
ZIP 29821 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 30907
Augusta (30907)
50,913 residents
- 30809
Evans (30809)
38,168 residents
- 29860 14,450
North Augusta (29860)
14,450 residents
- 29821 1,487
Clarks Hill (29821)
1,487 residents
- 29838 501
Modoc (29838)
501 residents
- 29844 123
Parksville (29844)
123 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 29821 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 29821 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 30809
Evans (30809)
$125,272 median income
- 29838
Modoc (29838)
$97,500 median income
- 29860
North Augusta (29860)
$97,268 median income
- 30907
Augusta (30907)
$81,912 median income
- 29821
Clarks Hill (29821)
$81,000 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 29821 ranks #5 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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