ZIP 22207 vs ZIP 22205

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22207 (Arlington, VA) and ZIP 22205 (Arlington, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22207 has a population of 30,920 at 1,853 people per square mile, while ZIP 22205 has 17,087 at 2,430 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 22207 reports a median household income of $245,745 against $201,094 in ZIP 22205, with per-capita income of $112,771 vs $102,189. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 80.4% in 22207 and 81.4% in 22205. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 3.5%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 2.4% — 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 $1,257,900 in 22207 versus $1,092,800 in 22205, with median rent of $2,274 and $1,911 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.0% vs 78.1%. 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.