ZIP 29832 vs ZIP 29166

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29832 (Johnston, SC) and ZIP 29166 (Ward, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29832 has a population of 5,335 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 29166 has 904 at 11 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 29832 reports a median household income of $42,500 against $45,652 in ZIP 29166, with per-capita income of $26,984 vs $30,115. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.9% in 29832 and 17.5% in 29166. Poverty rate reads 28.7% vs 21.9%, and unemployment 6.0% vs 1.6% — 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 $130,600 in 29832 versus $93,700 in 29166, with median rent of $515 and $771 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.9% vs 72.5%. 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.