ZIP 08110 vs ZIP 08109

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08110 (Pennsauken, NJ) and ZIP 08109 (Merchantville, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08110 has a population of 19,008 at 1,143 people per square mile, while ZIP 08109 has 22,407 at 1,777 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 08110 reports a median household income of $83,729 against $90,242 in ZIP 08109, with per-capita income of $31,759 vs $40,259. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.8% in 08110 and 28.8% in 08109. Poverty rate reads 13.8% vs 15.2%, and unemployment 8.6% vs 8.8% — 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 $208,800 in 08110 versus $252,000 in 08109, with median rent of $1,288 and $1,167 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.3% vs 71.3%. 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.