ZIP 20607 vs ZIP 20603

This side-by-side compares ZIP 20607 (Accokeek, MD) and ZIP 20603 (Waldorf, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 20607 has a population of 9,802 at 180 people per square mile, while ZIP 20603 has 28,967 at 655 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 20607 reports a median household income of $151,427 against $137,946 in ZIP 20603, with per-capita income of $53,737 vs $57,744. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.9% in 20607 and 39.9% in 20603. Poverty rate reads 3.8% vs 4.4%, and unemployment 10.0% vs 4.8% — 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 $559,000 in 20607 versus $453,700 in 20603, with median rent of $1,172 and $2,024 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.5% vs 83.6%. 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.