ZIP 19041 vs ZIP 19003

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19041 (Haverford, PA) and ZIP 19003 (Ardmore, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19041 has a population of 6,248 at 731 people per square mile, while ZIP 19003 has 12,519 at 2,489 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 19041 reports a median household income of $151,989 against $119,861 in ZIP 19003, with per-capita income of $111,985 vs $70,569. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 79.7% in 19041 and 70.6% in 19003. Poverty rate reads 4.9% vs 4.4%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 4.3% — 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 $954,000 in 19041 versus $448,500 in 19003, with median rent of $3,388 and $1,706 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.3% vs 64.6%. 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.