ZIP 29042 vs ZIP 29113

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29042 (Denmark, SC) and ZIP 29113 (Norway, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29042 has a population of 5,868 at 35 people per square mile, while ZIP 29113 has 1,618 at 15 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 29042 reports a median household income of $41,047 against $48,857 in ZIP 29113, with per-capita income of $20,620 vs $23,868. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.2% in 29042 and 10.9% in 29113. Poverty rate reads 24.2% vs 18.5%, and unemployment 16.2% vs 32.1% — 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 $88,200 in 29042 versus $84,200 in 29113, with median rent of $798 and $931 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 57.6% vs 84.6%. 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.