ZIP 15104 vs ZIP 15112

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15104 (Braddock, PA) and ZIP 15112 (East Pittsburgh, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15104 has a population of 9,038 at 1,425 people per square mile, while ZIP 15112 has 3,292 at 1,520 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 15104 reports a median household income of $40,104 against $47,730 in ZIP 15112, with per-capita income of $26,891 vs $23,713. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.9% in 15104 and 21.9% in 15112. Poverty rate reads 27.4% vs 34.7%, and unemployment 18.5% vs 4.6% — 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 $66,800 in 15104 versus $90,400 in 15112, with median rent of $684 and $811 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 43.7% vs 46.0%. 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.