ZIP 17408 vs ZIP 17371

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17408 (York, PA) and ZIP 17371 (York New Salem, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17408 has a population of 22,507 at 336 people per square mile, while ZIP 17371 has 257 at 496 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 17408 reports a median household income of $94,565 against $106,856 in ZIP 17371, with per-capita income of $42,819 vs $37,004. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.1% in 17408 and 5.9% in 17371. Poverty rate reads 3.9% vs 3.2%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 2.0% — 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 $251,800 in 17408 versus $198,300 in 17371, with median rent of $1,561 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.1% vs 98.5%. 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.