ZIP 29302 vs ZIP 29346

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29302 (Spartanburg, SC) and ZIP 29346 (Glendale, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29302 has a population of 16,571 at 129 people per square mile, while ZIP 29346 has 307 at 558 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 29302 reports a median household income of $80,819 against $30,673 in ZIP 29346, with per-capita income of $45,011 vs $15,530. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.5% in 29302 and 8.4% in 29346. Poverty rate reads 13.2% vs 52.8%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 0.0% — 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 $285,400 in 29302 versus $116,700 in 29346, with median rent of $1,080 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.9% vs 59.2%. 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.