29439 Zip Code (Folly Beach, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 878
Zip code population in 2010: 2,399
Zip code population in 2000: 1,948

Houses and condos: 2,160
Renter-occupied apartments: 133
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29439: 99.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 302 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 no mortgage in 2022: $2,742 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 29439:

• High school or higher: 96.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 19.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29439:

• Never married: 19.1%
• Now married: 53.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.8%
• Divorced: 13.2%

Urban population: 717
Rural population: 160

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29439, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $56,504 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,504
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $45,214 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$45,214
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,045 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,045
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,522 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,522
State:	$3,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$17,861 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	+$17,861
State:	+$13,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,221 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$17,221
State:	+$9,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,300 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

29439:	$3,300
South Carolina:	$2,972

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Self-employed pension: $22,696 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,696
South Carolina:	$15,117

Total itemized deductions: $22,667 (22% of AGI, reported on 39.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,667
State:	$19,039

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.4% for AGIs below $10k, 10.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,700 (3% of AGI, reported on 35.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,700
State:	$4,305

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,269 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

29439:	$10,269
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $880 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$880
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $10k, 48.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29412, 29455, 29401, 29424, 29409, 29482.
Folly Beach Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 559

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (15 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 42 (12 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29439 with a mortgage: 238
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 29439 household income distribution in 2022

• 82Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 30$60,000 to $74,999
• 72$75,000 to $99,999
• 124$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 91$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29439

• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 87$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$400,000 to $499,999
• 170$500,000 to $749,999
• 42$750,000 to $999,999
• 161$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 14$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29439

• 48$1,500 to $1,999
• 89No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,211.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,060,147.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $742,884
• Black or African American householders: $164,466
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $885,591
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $801,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $750,728

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $733,419

Here:	$733,419
State:	$368,255

Townhouses or other attached units: $453,068

Here:	$453,068
State:	$292,023

In 2-unit structures: $1,112,536

Here:	$1,112,536
State:	$358,283

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $321,738

Here:	$321,738
State:	$230,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $507,286

Here:	$507,286
State:	$326,361

Mobile homes: $132,716

Here:	$132,716
State:	$102,531

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $178,811

Here:	$178,811
State:	$132,484

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,379
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 135
• 3 or 4: 112
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 113
• 20 to 49: 102
• 50 or more: 209
• Mobile homes: 19

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29439

• 61.0%249Drove a car alone
• 2.9%12Carpooled
• 44.8%183Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29439

• 165 to 9 minutes
• 4210 to 14 minutes
• 1415 to 19 minutes
• 4120 to 24 minutes
• 8030 to 34 minutes
• 2435 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 2745 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 878

• Male householders: 264 (189 living alone), Female householders: 316 (152 living alone)

• 208 spouses (208 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 24 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 340 1-person, 32 2-persons

15 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.9% of residents of 29439 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

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

• This state: 302
• Northeast: 188
• Midwest: 51
• South: 243
• West: 108

40% of the 29439 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

90% of the 29439 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CAROLINA CONCRETE SYSTEMS (274 LITTLE OAK ISLAND DRFO in FOLLY BEACH, SC; small business)

  $15,916 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction and Building Materials. Signed on 2006-05-11. Completion date: 2006-06-12.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Cafeterias (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Footwear Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0020.03 , 0020.04


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0020.03 , 0020.04

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 32 took place in 2017, and the least - 1 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.6%), and Structure Fires (40.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29439
• 11642.6%Outside Fires
• 10940.1%Structure Fires
• 4115.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 62.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29439, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29439 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	18	67.9 years
Robert	16	74.9 years
James	10	70.5 years
Margaret	10	79.2 years
Edward	9	70.1 years
Charles	9	74.5 years
Joseph	9	62.3 years
William	9	63.1 years
George	6	66.0 years
Mary	6	72.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 29439 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	6	71.5 years
Knight	5	77.0 years
Adams	5	83.0 years
Smith	5	71.6 years
Kelly	4	71.8 years
Alexander	4	76.0 years
Muckenfuss	3	90.0 years
Hahn	3	81.0 years
Leary	3	61.0 years
Chubb	3	65.0 years