ZIP 15131 vs ZIP 15047

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15131 (Mckeesport, PA) and ZIP 15047 (Greenock, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15131 has a population of 8,240 at 437 people per square mile, while ZIP 15047 has 151 at 305 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 15131 reports a median household income of $61,744 against $45,792 in ZIP 15047, with per-capita income of $39,884 vs $23,855. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.2% in 15131 and 26.3% in 15047. Poverty rate reads 9.8% vs 12.3%, and unemployment 6.2% vs 0.0% — 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 $162,700 in 15131 versus $117,100 in 15047, with median rent of $997 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.5% vs 100.0%. 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.