ZIP 29052 vs ZIP 29044

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29052 (Gadsden, SC) and ZIP 29044 (Eastover, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29052 has a population of 2,021 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 29044 has 5,652 at 16 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 29052 reports a median household income of $52,775 against $57,297 in ZIP 29044, with per-capita income of $28,203 vs $23,818. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 29052 and 14.3% in 29044. Poverty rate reads 23.2% vs 26.0%, and unemployment 10.7% vs 3.4% — 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 $83,900 in 29052 versus $135,200 in 29044, with median rent of — and $982 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.0% vs 82.1%. 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.