ZIP 15140 vs ZIP 15148

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15140 (Pitcairn, PA) and ZIP 15148 (Wilmerding, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15140 has a population of 3,294 at 2,518 people per square mile, while ZIP 15148 has 2,814 at 973 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 15140 reports a median household income of $36,419 against $37,179 in ZIP 15148, with per-capita income of $24,790 vs $31,315. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.1% in 15140 and 15.8% in 15148. Poverty rate reads 15.4% vs 28.8%, and unemployment 11.4% vs 10.5% — 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 $59,300 in 15140 versus $60,100 in 15148, with median rent of $772 and $802 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.2% vs 39.8%. 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.