ZIP 29431 vs ZIP 29479

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29431 (Bonneau, SC) and ZIP 29479 (Saint Stephen, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29431 has a population of 6,071 at 30 people per square mile, while ZIP 29479 has 7,337 at 30 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 29431 reports a median household income of $58,571 against $51,397 in ZIP 29479, with per-capita income of $33,475 vs $28,011. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.1% in 29431 and 13.4% in 29479. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 25.0%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 4.4% — 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 $220,600 in 29431 versus $127,700 in 29479, with median rent of $1,076 and $950 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.1% vs 76.9%. 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.