29826 Zip Code (Elko, SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 224
Zip code population in 2010: 164
Zip code population in 2000: 45

Houses and condos: 108
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29826: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 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: $263 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 29826:

• High school or higher: 35.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Unemployed: 58.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29826:

• Never married: 45.9%
• Now married: 24.4%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 24.7%
• Divorced: 3.7%

• 
• • 19587.1%Black
  • 2912.9%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29826, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,984 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,984
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $27,611 (reported on 89.7% of returns)

Here:	$27,611
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.9% for AGIs below $10k, 93.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $458 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$458
South Carolina:	$1,623

Total itemized deductions: $13,688 (21% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,688
State:	$19,039

Here:	21.4% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,500 (5% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,500
State:	$4,305

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

Total tax: $4,043 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

29826:	$4,043
State:	$6,497

Earned income credit: $1,938 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,938
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.2%

Here:	76%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 29853, 29817, 29146, 29812, 29856, 29137.
Elko Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 84

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (3 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29826 with a mortgage: 22
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,311
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $270

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 29826 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 47$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $74,999
• 3$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29826

• 7Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 58$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29826

• 3$300 to $349
• 2$500 to $549
• 1No cash rent

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

• Black or African American householders: $159,903

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $311,116

Here:	$311,116
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $71,818

Here:	$71,818
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 70
• Mobile homes: 36

Unemployment: 58.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 29826

• 92.3%27Drove a car alone
• 3.4%1Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29826

• 15 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 20.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 224

• Male householders: 70 (48 living alone), Female householders: 28 (13 living alone)

• 26 spouses (26 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 1 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person

2 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 women).

100.9% of residents of 29826 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAROLINA AG-RESEARCH SERVICES, INC. (BOX 132, 10124 HWY. 37 in ELKO, SC)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

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

• This state: 201
• South: 17

79% of the 29826 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.

97% of the 29826 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 29826 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	3	83.0 years
Willie	3	70.3 years
William	3	70.0 years
Carrie	2	68.0 years
David	2	63.5 years
Elizabeth	2	67.5 years
Oliver	2	73.5 years
Robert	2	72.6 years
Sam	2	81.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 29826 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
King	5	66.4 years
Bates	4	77.0 years
Hazel	4	61.2 years
Braxton	3	58.3 years
Hutto	3	63.3 years
Robinson	3	80.3 years
Youngblood	3	68.0 years
Berry	2	80.0 years
Evans	2	82.0 years
Jines	2	81.5 years