ZIP 15009 vs ZIP 15010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15009 (Beaver, PA) and ZIP 15010 (Beaver Falls, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15009 has a population of 15,082 at 237 people per square mile, while ZIP 15010 has 28,425 at 219 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 15009 reports a median household income of $88,294 against $71,200 in ZIP 15010, with per-capita income of $48,204 vs $37,107. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.6% in 15009 and 31.8% in 15010. Poverty rate reads 7.1% vs 10.7%, and unemployment 5.3% vs 6.3% — 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 $261,000 in 15009 versus $192,900 in 15010, with median rent of $745 and $841 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.9% vs 74.9%. 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.