ZIP 14701 vs ZIP 14048

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14701 (Jamestown, NY) and ZIP 14048 (Dunkirk, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14701 has a population of 40,730 at 170 people per square mile, while ZIP 14048 has 15,072 at 250 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 14701 reports a median household income of $49,685 against $56,431 in ZIP 14048, with per-capita income of $28,734 vs $30,369. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.0% in 14701 and 18.7% in 14048. Poverty rate reads 22.0% vs 21.7%, and unemployment 7.9% vs 4.1% — 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 $105,300 in 14701 versus $104,000 in 14048, with median rent of $784 and $869 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 57.2% vs 63.1%. 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.