ZIP 19810 vs ZIP 19060

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19810 (Wilmington, DE) and ZIP 19060 (Garnet Valley, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19810 has a population of 25,011 at 1,223 people per square mile, while ZIP 19060 has 11,368 at 560 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 19810 reports a median household income of $112,775 against $185,043 in ZIP 19060, with per-capita income of $59,511 vs $80,837. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 54.0% in 19810 and 58.1% in 19060. Poverty rate reads 4.6% vs 2.3%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 2.5% — 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 $440,600 in 19810 versus $547,000 in 19060, with median rent of $1,648 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.2% vs 98.4%. 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.