ZIP 29080 vs ZIP 29104

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29080 (Lynchburg, SC) and ZIP 29104 (Mayesville, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29080 has a population of 3,240 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 29104 has 1,531 at 10 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 29080 reports a median household income of $36,467 against $67,096 in ZIP 29104, with per-capita income of $31,621 vs $23,453. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.7% in 29080 and 19.3% in 29104. Poverty rate reads 36.6% vs 16.2%, and unemployment 4.5% vs 0.7% — 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 $105,100 in 29080 versus $157,800 in 29104, with median rent of $825 and $919 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.7% vs 66.0%. 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.