ZIP 19930 vs ZIP 19970

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19930 (Bethany Beach, DE) and ZIP 19970 (Ocean View, DE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19930 has a population of 2,768 at 189 people per square mile, while ZIP 19970 has 6,170 at 246 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 19930 reports a median household income of $125,491 against $94,103 in ZIP 19970, with per-capita income of $101,262 vs $54,573. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 72.3% in 19930 and 48.4% in 19970. Poverty rate reads 2.5% vs 12.6%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 1.4% — 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 $887,400 in 19930 versus $526,600 in 19970, with median rent of $1,375 and $1,512 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 97.8% vs 91.3%. 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.