ZIP 08029 vs ZIP 08078

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08029 (Glendora, NJ) and ZIP 08078 (Runnemede, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08029 has a population of 4,784 at 1,784 people per square mile, while ZIP 08078 has 8,385 at 1,613 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 08029 reports a median household income of $98,184 against $86,741 in ZIP 08078, with per-capita income of $37,328 vs $44,440. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.9% in 08029 and 29.1% in 08078. Poverty rate reads 10.5% vs 8.1%, and unemployment 14.6% vs 6.2% — 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 $250,400 in 08029 versus $250,800 in 08078, with median rent of $986 and $1,407 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.7% vs 72.5%. 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.