ZIP 15148 vs ZIP 15035

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15148 (Wilmerding, PA) and ZIP 15035 (East Mc Keesport, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15148 has a population of 2,814 at 973 people per square mile, while ZIP 15035 has 2,129 at 1,981 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 15148 reports a median household income of $37,179 against $65,907 in ZIP 15035, with per-capita income of $31,315 vs $41,119. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.8% in 15148 and 21.9% in 15035. Poverty rate reads 28.8% vs 9.5%, and unemployment 10.5% vs 8.0% — 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 $60,100 in 15148 versus $101,100 in 15035, with median rent of $802 and $780 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.8% vs 65.8%. 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.