ZIP 29162 vs ZIP 29111

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29162 (Turbeville, SC) and ZIP 29111 (New Zion, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29162 has a population of 4,122 at 48 people per square mile, while ZIP 29111 has 1,632 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 29162 reports a median household income of $61,979 against $76,250 in ZIP 29111, with per-capita income of $21,032 vs $43,347. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.1% in 29162 and 22.9% in 29111. Poverty rate reads 16.8% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 5.2% vs 2.5% — 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 $111,800 in 29162 versus $125,500 in 29111, with median rent of $666 and $942 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.9% vs 84.0%. 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.