29638 Zip Code (Donalds, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,918
Zip code population in 2010: 2,944
Zip code population in 2000: 3,083

Houses and condos: 1,776
Renter-occupied apartments: 308
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29638: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 66 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: $789 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $431 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 29638:

• High school or higher: 88.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29638:

• Never married: 21.5%
• Now married: 64.8%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 2,96175.6%White
  • 84021.4%Black
  • 812.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 350.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29638, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,848 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,848
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $44,734 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$44,734
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1231.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3912.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7250.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10204.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18208.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $679 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$679
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $25k, 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,991 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,991
State:	$8,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.5% for AGIs below $25k, 40.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 258.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,956 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,956
State:	+$24,194

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 350.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,042 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,042
State:	+$11,253

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.6% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 771.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,500 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

29638:	$15,500
South Carolina:	$21,604

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 122.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 375.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 875.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,525 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$34,525
State:	$35,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1075.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $12,100 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$12,100
State:	$14,319

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 605.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,750 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

29638:	$7,750
State:	$7,486

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 263.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,288 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,288
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.8% for AGIs below $25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.1% for AGIs below $25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29638, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,406 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,406
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $36,227 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,227
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $25k, 83.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $575 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$575
South Carolina:	$1,468

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,373 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,373
State:	$6,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	+$17
State:	+$13,061

Profit/loss from business: +$7,844 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,844
State:	+$10,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,538 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

29638:	$9,538
South Carolina:	$17,019

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,338 (23% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,338
State:	$22,890

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,358 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,358
State:	$5,169

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,042 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

29638:	$5,042
State:	$7,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,310 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,310
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29638, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,026 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,026
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $32,003 (reported on 88.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,003
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.0% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $843 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$843
South Carolina:	$1,623

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $949 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$949
State:	$3,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$622 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$622
State:	+$13,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,525 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,525
State:	+$9,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,758 (26% of AGI, reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,758
State:	$19,039

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,530 (6% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,530
State:	$4,305

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,700 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

29638:	$3,700
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,743 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,743
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.9%

Here:	73%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 29654, 29639, 29653, 29692, 29620, 29627.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 104
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,441

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 52 (51 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 627 (362 now married, 269 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29638 with a mortgage: 411 (19 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,336
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $347

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

• Zip code 29638 household income distribution in 2022

• 90Less than $10,000
• 77$10,000 to $14,999
• 38$15,000 to $19,999
• 80$20,000 to $24,999
• 62$25,000 to $29,999
• 97$30,000 to $34,999
• 123$35,000 to $39,999
• 73$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 68$50,000 to $59,999
• 202$60,000 to $74,999
• 250$75,000 to $99,999
• 153$100,000 to $124,999
• 80$125,000 to $149,999
• 85$150,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29638

• 6Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 68$25,000 to $29,999
• 50$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 35$60,000 to $69,999
• 50$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 78$90,000 to $99,999
• 130$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$150,000 to $174,999
• 54$175,000 to $199,999
• 145$200,000 to $249,999
• 54$250,000 to $299,999
• 92$300,000 to $399,999
• 37$400,000 to $499,999
• 22$500,000 to $749,999
• 37$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29638

• 2Less than $100
• 1$250 to $299
• 2$400 to $449
• 1$450 to $499
• 65$500 to $549
• 48$550 to $599
• 14$600 to $649
• 32$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 1$900 to $999
• 108No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $850.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,868
• Black or African American householders: $163,155

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $150,970 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,606 - $242,521

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $180,466

Here:	$180,466
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $61,994

Here:	$61,994
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,271
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 3
• 5 to 9: 13
• Mobile homes: 457

Unemployment: 2.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29638

• 78.7%1,219Drove a car alone
• 15.4%239Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%3Walked
• 0.5%8Other means
• 2.7%42Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29638

• 103Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 12010 to 14 minutes
• 19515 to 19 minutes
• 7120 to 24 minutes
• 9025 to 29 minutes
• 28130 to 34 minutes
• 9535 to 39 minutes
• 16040 to 44 minutes
• 14645 to 59 minutes
• 18660 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,918

• Male householders: 862 (140 living alone), Female householders: 683 (186 living alone)

• 946 spouses (946 opposite-sex spouses), 110 unmarried partners, (110 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 934 children (894 natural, 0 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 0 foster children, 69 other relatives, 47 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 57 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 715 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 325 1-person, 10 2-persons

646 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (58 men, 97 women).

99.2% of residents of 29638 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 7% well, 39% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLENDENIN LUMBER CO (1225 SMITH STREET EXTENSION in DONALDS, SC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.
  Organizations: CLENDENIN LUMBER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• EAST TEAK OF SC (1106 DRAKE ROAD in DONALDS, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
  Business SIC classification: MILLWORK
  

• BAXTER TUBE CO (2 SOUTH MAIN ST. in DONALDS, SC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: FIBER CANS, TUBES, DRUMS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TRANZONIC COMPANIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHEROKEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY (6219 HWY. 184 EAST in DONALDS, SC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0160018
  Organizations: ABBEVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALLTEL (507 OLD SHOALS JUNCTION ROAD in DONALDS, SC)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2000-6004, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%

Population in 1990: 1,347. Population change in the 1990s: +1,736 (+128.9%).

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

• This state: 2,893
• Northeast: 523
• Midwest: 87
• South: 292
• West: 9

65% of the 29638 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

94% of the 29638 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 29. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 61 took place in 2011, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (53.9%), and Structure Fires (34.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29638
• 26753.9%Outside Fires
• 17334.9%Structure Fires
• 408.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 153.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29638, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29638 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	56	70.1 years
William	42	73.0 years
John	25	73.0 years
Robert	21	70.7 years
Mary	20	78.1 years
Annie	13	84.1 years
Henry	13	72.2 years
George	12	76.4 years
Charles	11	67.9 years
Willie	10	72.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 29638 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	35	78.2 years
Hawthorne	21	78.6 years
Davis	18	65.2 years
Robinson	18	78.1 years
Ashley	17	75.6 years
Gambrell	14	75.4 years
Stone	14	74.9 years
Aiken	11	69.8 years
Fleming	11	80.2 years
Wells	10	78.7 years