29321 Zip Code (Buffalo, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,336
Zip code population in 2010: 2,596
Zip code population in 2000: 2,516

Houses and condos: 1,469
Renter-occupied apartments: 300
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29321: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 85 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $695 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $858 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 29321:

• High school or higher: 76.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 7.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29321:

• Never married: 30.3%
• Now married: 40.2%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 17.5%

• 
• • 2,97989.3%White
  • 1975.9%Black
  • 1594.8%Two or more races

Urban population: 738
Rural population: 2,597

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29321, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,632
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $36,020 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,020
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1193.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4192.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6947.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10026.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16280.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $256 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$256
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $567 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$567
State:	$8,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 19.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$617 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	+$617
State:	+$24,194

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,645 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,645
State:	+$11,253

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $25k, 67.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,467 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

29321:	$13,467
South Carolina:	$21,604

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $25k, 470.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,437 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,437
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.8% for AGIs below $25k, 105.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.7%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29321, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,612 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,612
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $32,078 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,078
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $255 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$255
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $483 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$483
State:	$6,511

Profit/loss from business: +$5,845 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,845
State:	+$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,386 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

29321:	$10,386
South Carolina:	$17,019

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,647 (23% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,647
State:	$22,890

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,985 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,985
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,013 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

29321:	$5,013
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,273 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,273
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 64.6% for AGIs below $25k, 67.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29321, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,080 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,080
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $27,497 (reported on 90.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,497
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $10k, 85.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $595 (reported on 24.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$595
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $351 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$351
State:	$3,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,500 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,500
State:	+$13,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,039 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,039
State:	+$9,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,750 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

29321:	$1,750
South Carolina:	$2,972

Total itemized deductions: $14,284 (26% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,284
State:	$19,039

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,423 (6% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,423
State:	$4,305

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,954 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

29321:	$2,954
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,805 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,805
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.9%

Here:	74%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 62.3% for AGIs below $10k, 77.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29331, 29374, 29379, 29353, 29335, 29372.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 355
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 942

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (11 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 641 (343 now married, 301 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29321 with a mortgage: 273 (10 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $753
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $303

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 29321 household income distribution in 2022

• 176Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 235$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 101$25,000 to $29,999
• 159$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 110$50,000 to $59,999
• 176$60,000 to $74,999
• 84$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 65$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29321

• 32Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 39$35,000 to $39,999
• 203$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 97$60,000 to $69,999
• 112$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$300,000 to $399,999
• 55$750,000 to $999,999
• 13$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29321

• 35$100 to $149
• 10$300 to $349
• 91$400 to $449
• 35$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 30$550 to $599
• 14$650 to $699
• 27$1,250 to $1,499
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $661.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,785
• Black or African American householders: $70,993
• Asian householders: $93,601

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $78,194 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,658 - $127,056

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $190,657

Here:	$190,657
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $57,140

Here:	$57,140
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 870
• Mobile homes: 572

Unemployment: 7.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29321

• 71.7%816Drove a car alone
• 23.1%263Carpooled
• 0.9%10Motorcycle
• 2.2%25Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29321

• 1105 to 9 minutes
• 25110 to 14 minutes
• 15415 to 19 minutes
• 10320 to 24 minutes
• 3925 to 29 minutes
• 21930 to 34 minutes
• 5040 to 44 minutes
• 9545 to 59 minutes
• 5960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,336

• Male householders: 652 (247 living alone), Female householders: 637 (141 living alone)

• 438 spouses (429 opposite-sex spouses), 191 unmarried partners, (183 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,073 children (971 natural, 25 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 foster children, 203 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 410 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 387 1-person, 26 2-persons

232 married couples with children.
674 single-parent households (260 men, 414 women).

98.8% of residents of 29321 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUFFALO MILLS DIV OF UNITED MERCHANTS (HIGHWAY 214 N. in BUFFALO, SC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (HIGHWAY 215 EAST in BUFFALO, SC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4401007
  Organizations: UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BMC LLC (109 MILL STREET in BUFFALO, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%

Population in 1990: 1,810. Population change in the 1990s: +706 (+39.0%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,776
• Northeast: 228
• Midwest: 67
• South: 153
• West: 47

72% of the 29321 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

92% of the 29321 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MIDWAY BBQ INC (811 MAIN ST in BUFFALO, SC; small business)

  $4,465 with Army for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-08-06.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 29321 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	53	69.6 years
William	31	74.3 years
Robert	25	68.1 years
John	22	67.5 years
Mary	19	74.8 years
George	15	71.9 years
Willie	11	73.3 years
Annie	10	77.1 years
Joseph	10	76.0 years
Lillie	10	83.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 29321 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lawson	42	73.7 years
Haney	29	74.4 years
Smith	22	75.9 years
Oshields	20	73.3 years
West	19	68.9 years
Gregory	18	64.4 years
Lancaster	17	77.9 years
Kingsmore	16	75.7 years
Medford	14	77.6 years
Peake	13	72.8 years