Estimated zip code population in 2022: 14,640 Zip code population in 2010: 12,207 Zip code population in 2000: 10,592
Houses and condos: 6,360 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,598
% of renters here:
26%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29697: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 38.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 381 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.5% ($975)
South Carolina:
0.5% ($1,185)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,200 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $666 (0.5%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $194,895
29697:
$194,895
South Carolina:
$254,600
According to our research of South Carolina and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 29697 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 29697 is 3,315 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.0 years
South Carolina median age:
40.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
South Carolina:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29697, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,522 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,522
State:
$65,754
Salary/wage: $49,485 (reported on 84.5% of returns)
Here:
$49,485
State:
$52,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1161.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3821.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6722.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10227.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18803.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80685.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,247 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,247
South Carolina:
$1,749
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1250.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,173 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,173
State:
$8,783
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $25k, 14.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 165.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 895.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,270 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
+$9,270
State:
+$24,194
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 23.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 482.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6625.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,237 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$9,237
State:
+$11,253
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.2% for AGIs below $25k, 161.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 183.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 258.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 443.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2582.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,350 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
29697:
$18,350
South Carolina:
$21,604
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 112.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 209.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 293.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1063.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $35,889 (reported on 4.5% of returns)
Here:
$35,889
State:
$35,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 127.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 262.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 906.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9125.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $12,788 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:
$12,788
State:
$14,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 27.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 290.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3537.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $7,848 (reported on 4.5% of returns)
29697:
$7,848
State:
$7,486
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 236.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1785.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,378 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,378
State:
$2,397
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.6% for AGIs below $25k, 88.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%
Here:
94%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29697, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,816 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$45,816
State:
$51,133
Salary/wage: $43,052 (reported on 86.4% of returns)
Here:
$43,052
State:
$42,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $950 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$950
South Carolina:
$1,468
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,336 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,336
State:
$6,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,702 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:
+$4,702
State:
+$13,061
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,518 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$7,518
State:
+$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,069 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
29697:
$12,069
South Carolina:
$17,019
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,887 (24% of AGI, reported on 27.0% of returns)
Here:
$20,887
State:
$22,890
Here:
23.7% of AGI
State:
21.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,074 (reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:
$5,074
State:
$5,169
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,526 (reported on 27.0% of returns)
29697:
$6,526
State:
$7,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,485 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,485
State:
$2,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.0%
Here:
64%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 62.3% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29697, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,786 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,786
State:
$41,965
Salary/wage: $34,278 (reported on 88.7% of returns)
Here:
$34,278
State:
$35,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,452 (reported on 29.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,452
South Carolina:
$1,623
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,812 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,812
State:
$3,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,640 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,640
State:
+$13,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,575 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,575
State:
+$9,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,897 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
29697:
$2,897
South Carolina:
$2,972
Total itemized deductions: $16,481 (25% of AGI, reported on 31.3% of returns)
Here:
$16,481
State:
$19,039
Here:
25.3% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,844 (6% of AGI, reported on 27.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,844
State:
$4,305
Here:
5.7% of AGI
State:
5.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,809 (reported on 70.5% of returns)
29697:
$4,809
State:
$6,497
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,801 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,801
State:
$1,882
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.0%
Here:
73%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 370 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,667
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 306 (204 now married, 104 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,144 (1,443 now married, 1,705 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 29697 with a mortgage: 2,139 (178 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 152 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 151
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,114 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
9.9%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.9%
Whole state:
7.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 29697: Anderson Speedway (A), AnMed Wellspring Treatment Center (B), Anderson County Fire Protection Service Piercetown (C), Williamston Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29697 include: Friendship Baptist Church (A), Big Creek Baptist Church (B), Macedonia Baptist Church (C), Beaverdam Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Williamston Cemetery (1), Friendship Baptist Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), Big Creek Baptist Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Anderson Reservoir (A), Campbells Lake (B), Big Creek Watershed Two Reservoir (C), Big Creek Watershed One Reservoir (D), Hammonds Lake (E), Morrisons Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 7 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,630 2-persons, 769 3-persons, 775 4-persons, 335 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,228 1-person, 181 2-persons, 23 3-persons
1,998 married couples with children.
526 single-parent households (155 men, 371 women).
92.7% of residents of 29697 zip code speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 9% well, 23% not well, 15% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 832 (5.7%) (37.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.7%
Whole state:
5.2%
29%Honduras
18%Costa Rica
15%Lithuania
14%El Salvador
9%Malaysia
6%Chile
5%France
30%American
17%English
9%Irish
5%Scotch-Irish
4%German
3%Polish
2%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1882010 or later
3642000 to 2009
2871990 to 1999
53Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
EARTH PROTECTION SERVICES INC (102 TWENTYNINE COURT in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; SERVICES
CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY (107 MELVIN LANE in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0401005 STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - DRINKING WATER PROGRAM Organizations: ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 01 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EARTH PROTECTION SERVICES INC (101 TWENTYNINE CT in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: JOHN CHILCOTT PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
FOREST HILL SD (33 LESTER ROAD in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF DWELLINGS OTHER THAN APARTMENT BUILDINGS Organizations: JACABB UTIL/FOREST HILLS SD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: J C COX UTILS INC/FOREST HILL
AM CAN TRANSPORT SRV INCORPORATED ANDERSON (330 WEBB RD in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - TRANSPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: SWAIN THOMPSON JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AM CAN TRANSPORT SERVICE INC
ELECTRIC CITY PRINTING (730 HAMPTON RD in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: MICHAEL L LITTLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
CAREER/TECH CTR ANDERSON 1 & 2 (702 BELTON HIGHWAY in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0480996 Organizations: ANDERSON CAREER TECHNOLGY CENTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAROLINA AUTO AUCTION (140 WEBB RD in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CARWASHES
ANDERSON COUNTY SCH00L DISTRICT #1 (801 HAMILTON STREET in WILLIAMSTON, SC)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.3%
70.1%Electricity
22.6%Utility gas
6.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 13,511.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,882
Northeast: 881
Midwest: 764
South: 1,722
West: 336
59% of the 29697 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
90% of the 29697 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 209
Here:
17.6%
South Carolina:
14.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
Here:
5.8%
South Carolina:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 102
Here:
18.7%
South Carolina:
21.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
90,332Architecture and engineering occupations
70,058Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
67,037Management occupations
57,376Law enforcement workers including supervisors
53,439Computer and mathematical occupations
52,738Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
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 65. The highest number of reported fires - 124 took place in 2016, and the least - 9 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.8%), and Outside Fires (36.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29697