ZIP 17536 vs ZIP 19362

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17536 (Kirkwood, PA) and ZIP 19362 (Nottingham, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17536 has a population of 2,839 at 51 people per square mile, while ZIP 19362 has 5,815 at 74 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 17536 reports a median household income of $76,042 against $89,302 in ZIP 19362, with per-capita income of $32,673 vs $41,075. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.9% in 17536 and 22.5% in 19362. Poverty rate reads 11.9% vs 7.4%, and unemployment 0.6% vs 5.9% — 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 $339,200 in 17536 versus $359,700 in 19362, with median rent of $1,371 and $1,144 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.3% vs 85.8%. 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.