ZIP 19012 vs ZIP 19111

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19012 (Cheltenham, PA) and ZIP 19111 (Philadelphia, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19012 has a population of 6,670 at 1,466 people per square mile, while ZIP 19111 has 63,090 at 5,041 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 19012 reports a median household income of $125,625 against $61,138 in ZIP 19111, with per-capita income of $49,783 vs $32,005. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.4% in 19012 and 24.6% in 19111. Poverty rate reads 4.3% vs 16.1%, and unemployment 5.5% vs 6.9% — 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 $344,700 in 19012 versus $253,700 in 19111, with median rent of $1,622 and $1,268 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.2% vs 54.4%. 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.