ZIP 15135 vs ZIP 15028

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15135 (Mckeesport, PA) and ZIP 15028 (Coulters, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15135 has a population of 5,139 at 472 people per square mile, while ZIP 15028 has 142 at 274 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 15135 reports a median household income of $82,632 against $48,750 in ZIP 15028, with per-capita income of $45,646 vs $40,416. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.4% in 15135 and 14.8% in 15028. Poverty rate reads 2.8% vs 11.7%, and unemployment 1.7% vs 9.9% — 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 $184,900 in 15135 versus $96,000 in 15028, with median rent of $1,090 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.3% vs 85.7%. 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.