ZIP 18930 vs ZIP 18077

This side-by-side compares ZIP 18930 (Kintnersville, PA) and ZIP 18077 (Riegelsville, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 18930 has a population of 2,721 at 47 people per square mile, while ZIP 18077 has 2,370 at 63 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 18930 reports a median household income of $127,072 against $97,917 in ZIP 18077, with per-capita income of $68,481 vs $78,589. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.9% in 18930 and 52.2% in 18077. Poverty rate reads 1.2% vs 6.7%, and unemployment 0.7% 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 $524,000 in 18930 versus $438,800 in 18077, with median rent of — and $1,133 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.2% vs 80.1%. 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.