ZIP 19081 vs ZIP 19094

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19081 (Swarthmore, PA) and ZIP 19094 (Woodlyn, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19081 has a population of 10,337 at 1,787 people per square mile, while ZIP 19094 has 4,406 at 2,121 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 19081 reports a median household income of $134,135 against $64,150 in ZIP 19094, with per-capita income of $63,105 vs $33,002. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 64.4% in 19081 and 26.1% in 19094. Poverty rate reads 8.9% vs 5.7%, and unemployment 6.4% vs 5.0% — 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 $378,600 in 19081 versus $242,700 in 19094, with median rent of $1,535 and $1,251 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.9% vs 67.3%. 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.