ZIP 22032 vs ZIP 22015

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22032 (Fairfax, VA) and ZIP 22015 (Burke, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22032 has a population of 29,377 at 1,532 people per square mile, while ZIP 22015 has 43,102 at 1,985 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 22032 reports a median household income of $178,394 against $172,563 in ZIP 22015, with per-capita income of $71,049 vs $64,604. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 68.4% in 22032 and 65.9% in 22015. Poverty rate reads 3.7% vs 4.7%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 5.6% — 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 $799,200 in 22032 versus $696,500 in 22015, with median rent of $2,553 and $2,629 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.9% vs 85.0%. 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.