ZIP 15120 vs ZIP 15207

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15120 (Homestead, PA) and ZIP 15207 (Pittsburgh, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15120 has a population of 18,931 at 1,564 people per square mile, while ZIP 15207 has 11,268 at 907 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 15120 reports a median household income of $55,714 against $57,427 in ZIP 15207, with per-capita income of $36,781 vs $33,451. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.0% in 15120 and 31.6% in 15207. Poverty rate reads 14.7% vs 21.1%, and unemployment 8.1% vs 8.4% — 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 $132,400 in 15120 versus $150,200 in 15207, with median rent of $904 and $1,037 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.2% vs 66.7%. 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.