ZIP 14006 vs ZIP 14047

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14006 (Angola, NY) and ZIP 14047 (Derby, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14006 has a population of 9,858 at 147 people per square mile, while ZIP 14047 has 6,440 at 190 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 14006 reports a median household income of $65,972 against $78,816 in ZIP 14047, with per-capita income of $35,757 vs $40,617. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.8% in 14006 and 18.4% in 14047. Poverty rate reads 12.4% vs 13.7%, and unemployment 4.2% 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 $166,600 in 14006 versus $194,200 in 14047, with median rent of $950 and $958 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.1% vs 79.7%. 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.