Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,607 Zip code population in 2010: 3,721 Zip code population in 2000: 2,862
Houses and condos: 1,483 Renter-occupied apartments: 121
% of renters here:
9%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29704: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 27.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 133 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($952)
South Carolina:
0.5% ($1,185)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $934 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,003 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,917
(53.2%)
Females: 1,688
(46.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 29704:
High school or higher: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 12.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 29704:
Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 5.0%
Zip code 29704 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $260,606
29704:
$260,606
South Carolina:
$254,600
According to our research of South Carolina and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 29704 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 29704 is 1,905 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.4 years
South Carolina median age:
40.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
South Carolina:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29704, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,569 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,569
State:
$65,754
Salary/wage: $49,454 (reported on 86.3% of returns)
Here:
$49,454
State:
$52,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1213.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3850.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7024.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11517.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17743.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $526 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$526
South Carolina:
$1,749
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 14.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,532 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,532
State:
$8,783
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 105.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,047 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,047
State:
+$24,194
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 103.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 359.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,904 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,904
State:
+$11,253
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 25.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 172.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 243.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 670.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,833 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
29704:
$14,833
South Carolina:
$21,604
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $25k, 120.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 227.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 457.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 520.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $25,308 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:
$25,308
State:
$35,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 225.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 517.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1205.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $9,689 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:
$9,689
State:
$14,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 174.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 410.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,433 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
29704:
$6,433
State:
$7,486
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 353.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,223 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,223
State:
$2,397
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%
Here:
98%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $25k, 97.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29704, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,854 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,854
State:
$51,133
Salary/wage: $40,166 (reported on 88.8% of returns)
Here:
$40,166
State:
$42,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $476 (reported on 23.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$476
South Carolina:
$1,468
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,133 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,133
State:
$6,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,045 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
Here:
+$1,045
State:
+$13,061
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,248 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$8,248
State:
+$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,025 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
29704:
$12,025
South Carolina:
$17,019
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,178 (24% of AGI, reported on 28.7% of returns)
Here:
$19,178
State:
$22,890
Here:
24.1% of AGI
State:
21.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,130 (reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,130
State:
$5,169
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,869 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
29704:
$5,869
State:
$7,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,403 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,403
State:
$2,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.3%
Here:
61%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 56.9% for AGIs below $25k, 60.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29704, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,313 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,313
State:
$41,965
Salary/wage: $35,383 (reported on 90.0% of returns)
Here:
$35,383
State:
$35,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.6% for AGIs below $10k, 82.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $631 (reported on 34.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$631
South Carolina:
$1,623
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $889 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$889
State:
$3,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,110 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:
+$1,110
State:
+$13,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,489 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
+$7,489
State:
+$9,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,500 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
29704:
$1,500
South Carolina:
$2,972
Total itemized deductions: $15,563 (25% of AGI, reported on 34.7% of returns)
Here:
$15,563
State:
$19,039
Here:
24.7% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,482 (5% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,482
State:
$4,305
Here:
5.3% of AGI
State:
5.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,331 (reported on 71.6% of returns)
29704:
$4,331
State:
$6,497
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,831 (reported on 22.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,831
State:
$1,882
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.5%
Here:
72%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 4.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 63 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,310
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 116 (62 now married, 52 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 669 (295 now married, 374 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 29704 with a mortgage: 804 (75 second mortgage, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 18
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,258 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
12.7%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.7%
Whole state:
7.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.8
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 29704 include: Landsford Church (A), Catawba Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (B), Roddey Baptist Church (C), Catawba Baptist Church (D), Liberty Hill Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 470 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 262 1-person, 30 2-persons
474 married couples with children.
257 single-parent households (78 men, 179 women).
96.2% of residents of 29704 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 67% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 61 (1.7%) (57.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.7%
Whole state:
5.2%
70%Bhutan
20%Malaysia
17%Honduras
7%Taiwan
21%Scotch-Irish
19%American
19%English
6%Irish
3%Italian
1%European
1%German
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
362000 to 2009
111990 to 1999
34Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOWATER INCORPORATED COATED PAPER & PULP DIVISION (5300 CURETON FERRY ROAD in CATAWBA, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0835, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, X-RAY EQUIPMENT, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, 401 CERTIFICATION, DAM SITE STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, 401 CERTIFICATION, RADIOACTIVE WASTE, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PULP MILLS; PAPER MILLS Business NAICS classification: PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS.; NEWSPRINT MILLS. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOWATER INT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOWATER INC/COATED PAPER DIV (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BOWATER, INC. - SPECIALTY AND COATED (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BOWATER INC COATED PAPER & PULP, BOWATER INC. COATED PAPER DIV., BOWATER COATED PAPER DIV, BOWATER COATED PAPER DIVISION, BOWATERS CAROLINA CORP
CAROLINA REBAR INCORPORATED (2753 SOUTH ANDERSON ROAD in CATAWBA, SC)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
CSX TRANSPORTATION (4774 POTTERY RD in CATAWBA, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Alternative names: CSX TRANSPORTATION CATAWBA, CSX TRANSPORTATION DEACTIVATED
CEDAR VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK (SR 46-162 B.TWEEN US 21 & CATA in CATAWBA, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%
74.3%Electricity
13.7%Utility gas
9.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.4%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 2,451. Population change in the 1990s: +411 (+16.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,226
Northeast: 283
Midwest: 234
South: 700
West: 54
67% of the 29704 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
94% of the 29704 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% 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):
Here:
0.0%
South Carolina:
14.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
Here:
17.2%
South Carolina:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:
16.9%
South Carolina:
21.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
113,741Business and financial operations occupations
103,118Management occupations
99,913Production occupations
64,870Sales and related occupations
49,872Office and administrative support occupations
49,469Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MELROSE PYROTECHNICS, INC (4652 CATAWBA RIVER RD in CATAWBA, SC; small business) : $53,485 in 5 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Services -- Basic Research (R&D), Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, Pyrotechnics, Miscellaneous Items by Air Force, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $7,695; 2004: $7,895; 2005: $22,895; 2006: $15,000.
Biggest contracts:
$15,000 with Air Force for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in GA. Signed on 2006-06-13. Completion date: 2006-09-09.
$15,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2005-08-06.
$7,895 with Army for Pyrotechnics. Signed on 2005-02-10. Completion date: 2005-07-04.
$7,895, same as above.Signed on 2004-05-17. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: