ZIP 02919 vs ZIP 02921

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02919 (Johnston, RI) and ZIP 02921 (Cranston, RI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02919 has a population of 28,790 at 473 people per square mile, while ZIP 02921 has 12,361 at 363 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 02919 reports a median household income of $91,775 against $147,204 in ZIP 02921, with per-capita income of $47,321 vs $66,223. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.8% in 02919 and 52.6% in 02921. Poverty rate reads 7.9% vs 5.8%, and unemployment 7.4% vs 2.2% — 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 $355,800 in 02919 versus $535,800 in 02921, with median rent of $1,275 and $1,411 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.9% vs 85.3%. 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.