ZIP 29146 vs ZIP 29137

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29146 (Springfield, SC) and ZIP 29137 (Salley, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29146 has a population of 1,767 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 29137 has 2,539 at 12 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 29146 reports a median household income of $34,318 against $41,116 in ZIP 29137, with per-capita income of $29,200 vs $28,215. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.5% in 29146 and 12.2% in 29137. Poverty rate reads 17.9% vs 23.9%, and unemployment 3.8% 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 $79,600 in 29146 versus $107,200 in 29137, with median rent of $843 and $825 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.5% vs 74.7%. 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.