ZIP 15429 vs ZIP 15417

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15429 (Denbo, PA) and ZIP 15417 (Brownsville, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15429 has a population of 126 at 157 people per square mile, while ZIP 15417 has 9,469 at 167 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 15429 reports a median household income of $49,583 against $55,395 in ZIP 15417, with per-capita income of $24,830 vs $32,177. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.2% in 15429 and 18.3% in 15417. Poverty rate reads 13.6% vs 18.3%, and unemployment 8.5% vs 8.5% — 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 $75,000 in 15429 versus $106,400 in 15417, with median rent of — and $693 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.8% vs 69.3%. 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.