ZIP 20603 vs ZIP 20602

This side-by-side compares ZIP 20603 (Waldorf, MD) and ZIP 20602 (Waldorf, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 20603 has a population of 28,967 at 655 people per square mile, while ZIP 20602 has 24,955 at 695 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 20603 reports a median household income of $137,946 against $107,360 in ZIP 20602, with per-capita income of $57,744 vs $42,074. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.9% in 20603 and 29.4% in 20602. Poverty rate reads 4.4% vs 11.6%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 6.7% — 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 $453,700 in 20603 versus $376,800 in 20602, with median rent of $2,024 and $1,837 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.6% vs 67.0%. 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.