ZIP 08012 vs ZIP 08029

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08012 (Blackwood, NJ) and ZIP 08029 (Glendora, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08012 has a population of 38,992 at 1,011 people per square mile, while ZIP 08029 has 4,784 at 1,784 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 08012 reports a median household income of $95,451 against $98,184 in ZIP 08029, with per-capita income of $43,627 vs $37,328. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.8% in 08012 and 19.9% in 08029. Poverty rate reads 9.4% vs 10.5%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 14.6% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $289,700 in 08012 versus $250,400 in 08029, with median rent of $1,656 and $986 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.6% vs 74.7%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.