ZIP 18031 vs ZIP 18051

This side-by-side compares ZIP 18031 (Breinigsville, PA) and ZIP 18051 (Fogelsville, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 18031 has a population of 7,528 at 213 people per square mile, while ZIP 18051 has 3,327 at 154 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 18031 reports a median household income of $113,625 against $139,506 in ZIP 18051, with per-capita income of $57,645 vs $64,521. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 53.5% in 18031 and 50.3% in 18051. Poverty rate reads 3.7% vs 0.1%, and unemployment 2.8% vs 1.7% — 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 $373,400 in 18031 versus $459,600 in 18051, with median rent of $1,949 and $1,470 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.3% vs 80.6%. 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.