ZIP 29201 vs ZIP 29202

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29201 (Columbia, SC) and ZIP 29202 (Columbia, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29201 has a population of 20,594 at 696 people per square mile, while ZIP 29202 has 135 at 5,588 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 29201 reports a median household income of $32,297 against — in ZIP 29202, with per-capita income of $28,003 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 52.9% in 29201 and — in 29202. Poverty rate reads 48.1% vs —, and unemployment 5.5% vs — — 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 $255,800 in 29201 versus — in 29202, with median rent of $1,174 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 25.0% vs —. 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.