ZIP 17945 vs ZIP 17888

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17945 (Locustdale, PA) and ZIP 17888 (Wilburton, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17945 has a population of 180 at 67 people per square mile, while ZIP 17888 has 326 at 44 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 17945 reports a median household income of $24,813 against — in ZIP 17888, with per-capita income of $25,467 vs $35,210. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.5% in 17945 and 39.9% in 17888. Poverty rate reads 32.3% vs 19.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 12.3% — 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 $41,400 in 17945 versus $156,300 in 17888, with median rent of — and $677 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 87.4%. 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.