ZIP 22315 vs ZIP 22150

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22315 (Alexandria, VA) and ZIP 22150 (Springfield, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22315 has a population of 26,202 at 1,847 people per square mile, while ZIP 22150 has 27,105 at 1,393 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 22315 reports a median household income of $159,805 against $123,114 in ZIP 22150, with per-capita income of $75,930 vs $49,586. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 66.3% in 22315 and 46.0% in 22150. Poverty rate reads 3.5% vs 9.6%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 6.5% — 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 $618,100 in 22315 versus $635,900 in 22150, with median rent of $2,519 and $2,649 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.2% vs 63.4%. 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.