ZIP 19703 vs ZIP 19061

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19703 (Claymont, DE) and ZIP 19061 (Marcus Hook, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19703 has a population of 14,471 at 1,424 people per square mile, while ZIP 19061 has 19,997 at 1,101 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 19703 reports a median household income of $76,939 against $82,005 in ZIP 19061, with per-capita income of $44,389 vs $38,466. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.4% in 19703 and 22.2% in 19061. Poverty rate reads 10.1% vs 9.4%, and unemployment 5.2% vs 7.5% — 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 $284,700 in 19703 versus $252,400 in 19061, with median rent of $1,392 and $1,297 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 54.7% vs 63.5%. 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.