ZIP 19043 vs ZIP 19076

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19043 (Holmes, PA) and ZIP 19076 (Prospect Park, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19043 has a population of 2,664 at 2,598 people per square mile, while ZIP 19076 has 6,525 at 3,374 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 19043 reports a median household income of $95,377 against $64,231 in ZIP 19076, with per-capita income of $43,210 vs $40,674. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.1% in 19043 and 23.3% in 19076. Poverty rate reads 11.6% vs 9.2%, and unemployment 9.1% 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 $277,600 in 19043 versus $244,000 in 19076, with median rent of $1,154 and $1,183 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.3% vs 58.2%. 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.