ZIP 19040 vs ZIP 19090

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19040 (Hatboro, PA) and ZIP 19090 (Willow Grove, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19040 has a population of 20,536 at 1,339 people per square mile, while ZIP 19090 has 18,832 at 1,353 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 19040 reports a median household income of $114,293 against $99,928 in ZIP 19090, with per-capita income of $51,919 vs $50,159. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.5% in 19040 and 44.4% in 19090. Poverty rate reads 4.5% vs 5.1%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 4.6% — 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 $384,900 in 19040 versus $369,100 in 19090, with median rent of $1,710 and $1,733 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.8% vs 65.5%. 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.