ZIP 08353 vs ZIP 08302

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08353 (Shiloh, NJ) and ZIP 08302 (Bridgeton, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08353 has a population of 516 at 166 people per square mile, while ZIP 08302 has 46,872 at 126 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 08353 reports a median household income of $70,625 against $65,516 in ZIP 08302, with per-capita income of $46,029 vs $27,786. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.2% in 08353 and 14.6% in 08302. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 18.9%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 5.9% — 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 $244,000 in 08353 versus $202,200 in 08302, with median rent of — and $1,334 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.7% vs 58.3%. 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.