ZIP 15034 vs ZIP 15122

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15034 (Dravosburg, PA) and ZIP 15122 (West Mifflin, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15034 has a population of 1,792 at 715 people per square mile, while ZIP 15122 has 20,131 at 617 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 15034 reports a median household income of $51,715 against $72,485 in ZIP 15122, with per-capita income of $35,228 vs $37,759. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.0% in 15034 and 23.7% in 15122. Poverty rate reads 12.3% vs 12.0%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 8.5% — 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 $93,500 in 15034 versus $151,400 in 15122, with median rent of $634 and $837 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 55.0% vs 78.4%. 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.