ZIP 29666 vs ZIP 29037

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29666 (Ninety Six, SC) and ZIP 29037 (Chappells, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29666 has a population of 6,590 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 29037 has 824 at 5 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 29666 reports a median household income of $73,571 against $72,768 in ZIP 29037, with per-capita income of $38,356 vs $29,870. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.3% in 29666 and 6.4% in 29037. Poverty rate reads 11.8% vs 22.5%, and unemployment 5.2% vs 11.3% — 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 $172,000 in 29666 versus $147,300 in 29037, with median rent of $842 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.0% vs 93.7%. 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.