ZIP 14001 vs ZIP 14032

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14001 (Akron, NY) and ZIP 14032 (Clarence Center, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14001 has a population of 9,464 at 55 people per square mile, while ZIP 14032 has 7,989 at 133 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 14001 reports a median household income of $75,107 against $168,711 in ZIP 14032, with per-capita income of $43,198 vs $79,943. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.8% in 14001 and 57.4% in 14032. Poverty rate reads 6.3% vs 3.9%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 3.4% — 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 $232,300 in 14001 versus $502,100 in 14032, with median rent of $766 and $1,444 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.9% vs 95.3%. 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.