ZIP 29628 vs ZIP 29840

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29628 (Calhoun Falls, SC) and ZIP 29840 (Mount Carmel, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29628 has a population of 2,759 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 29840 has 251 at 3 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 29628 reports a median household income of $39,444 against $43,504 in ZIP 29840, with per-capita income of $26,377 vs $18,418. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.3% in 29628 and 0.0% in 29840. Poverty rate reads 14.3% vs 33.3%, and unemployment 2.2% vs 23.1% — 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 $91,100 in 29628 versus $93,400 in 29840, with median rent of $605 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.9% vs 100.0%. 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.