ZIP 14505 vs ZIP 14589

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14505 (Marion, NY) and ZIP 14589 (Williamson, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14505 has a population of 5,393 at 53 people per square mile, while ZIP 14589 has 7,854 at 69 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 14505 reports a median household income of $80,382 against $86,885 in ZIP 14589, with per-capita income of $42,622 vs $40,493. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.8% in 14505 and 30.5% in 14589. Poverty rate reads 4.9% vs 10.4%, and unemployment 1.7% vs 4.2% — 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 $189,100 in 14505 versus $192,800 in 14589, with median rent of $634 and $653 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.4% vs 84.0%. 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.