ZIP 19013 vs ZIP 19015

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19013 (Chester, PA) and ZIP 19015 (Brookhaven, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19013 has a population of 35,130 at 2,372 people per square mile, while ZIP 19015 has 16,632 at 1,958 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 19013 reports a median household income of $41,261 against $82,450 in ZIP 19015, with per-capita income of $22,679 vs $40,573. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.3% in 19013 and 28.4% in 19015. Poverty rate reads 29.2% vs 6.3%, and unemployment 17.6% vs 3.5% — 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 $83,700 in 19013 versus $246,700 in 19015, with median rent of $1,099 and $1,222 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.0% vs 75.2%. 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.