ZIP 19018 vs ZIP 19036

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19018 (Clifton Heights, PA) and ZIP 19036 (Glenolden, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19018 has a population of 23,360 at 3,335 people per square mile, while ZIP 19036 has 12,942 at 3,269 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 19018 reports a median household income of $73,522 against $79,144 in ZIP 19036, with per-capita income of $35,404 vs $36,250. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.6% in 19018 and 23.0% in 19036. Poverty rate reads 11.5% vs 8.7%, and unemployment 9.4% vs 6.6% — 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 $225,100 in 19018 versus $209,800 in 19036, with median rent of $1,423 and $1,333 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.1% vs 77.8%. 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.