ZIP 29569 vs ZIP 29545

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29569 (Loris, SC) and ZIP 29545 (Green Sea, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29569 has a population of 15,951 at 35 people per square mile, while ZIP 29545 has 1,657 at 18 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 29569 reports a median household income of $46,840 against $42,083 in ZIP 29545, with per-capita income of $29,895 vs $20,192. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.8% in 29569 and 20.0% in 29545. Poverty rate reads 17.8% vs 31.6%, and unemployment 6.8% vs 3.0% — 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 $200,300 in 29569 versus $126,700 in 29545, with median rent of $786 and $750 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.4% vs 56.2%. 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.