Sheldon, SC · standard
ZIP Code 29941
Beaufort County, South Carolina — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 497
- 11/sq mi
- $119,886
- Median income
- $2,000,001
- Median home value
- 71.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Sheldon pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 10%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 1%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 95%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 29941 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 29941 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 44.0 square miles in Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The area is home to 497 residents, producing a population density of 11 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 29941 against South Carolina and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 29941 sits at $119,886 (88% above the South Carolina average), while per-capita income is $100,086. The poverty rate stands at 6.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $2,000,001 (785% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 95.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 29941 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 71.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 70.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Beaufort County, so you can benchmark 29941 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 29941, Sheldon, SC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
497
Population
44.0
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 29941?
70.9
Median Age
51.1%
Male
48.9%
Female
6.4%
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?
$119,886
Median Household Income
+88% vs state
$100,086
Per Capita Income
6.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 29941 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$119,886 Top 10% higher than 90% 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?
302
Total Housing Units
182
Occupied Units
120
Vacant Units
1.81
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$2,000,001
Median Home Value
+785% vs state
2004
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 29941, employing approximately 186 people with a combined annual payroll of $10,133,000.
8
Businesses
186
Employees
$10.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 29941 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29906
Beaufort (29906)
21,765 residents
- 29945 4,841
Yemassee (29945)
4,841 residents
- 29940 3,967
Seabrook (29940)
3,967 residents
- 29904 659
Beaufort (29904)
659 residents
- 29941 497
Sheldon (29941)
497 residents
- 29912 42
Coosawhatchie (29912)
42 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 29941 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 29941 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29941
Sheldon (29941)
$119,886 median income
- 29906
Beaufort (29906)
$68,174 median income
- 29945
Yemassee (29945)
$55,449 median income
- 29940
Seabrook (29940)
$54,177 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 29941 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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