ZIP 29003 vs ZIP 29042

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29003 (Bamberg, SC) and ZIP 29042 (Denmark, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29003 has a population of 6,989 at 19 people per square mile, while ZIP 29042 has 5,868 at 35 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 29003 reports a median household income of $52,624 against $41,047 in ZIP 29042, with per-capita income of $24,949 vs $20,620. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.0% in 29003 and 18.2% in 29042. Poverty rate reads 28.1% vs 24.2%, and unemployment 17.8% vs 16.2% — 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 $108,300 in 29003 versus $88,200 in 29042, with median rent of $851 and $798 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.0% vs 57.6%. 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.