ZIP 15323 vs ZIP 15376

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15323 (Claysville, PA) and ZIP 15376 (West Alexander, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15323 has a population of 4,542 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 15376 has 1,740 at 18 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 15323 reports a median household income of $78,947 against $86,607 in ZIP 15376, with per-capita income of $44,780 vs $43,871. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.9% in 15323 and 28.8% in 15376. Poverty rate reads 7.2% vs 3.9%, and unemployment 6.4% vs 6.4% — 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 $194,400 in 15323 versus $218,900 in 15376, with median rent of $826 and $969 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.9% vs 83.2%. 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.