ZIP 29340 vs ZIP 29372

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29340 (Gaffney, SC) and ZIP 29372 (Pacolet, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29340 has a population of 20,763 at 49 people per square mile, while ZIP 29372 has 4,507 at 41 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 29340 reports a median household income of $44,123 against $46,739 in ZIP 29372, with per-capita income of $25,113 vs $27,649. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.2% in 29340 and 16.7% in 29372. Poverty rate reads 24.1% vs 15.8%, and unemployment 4.1% vs 2.6% — 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 $108,800 in 29340 versus $104,400 in 29372, with median rent of $798 and $746 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.8% vs 80.0%. 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.