ZIP 22663 vs ZIP 22646

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22663 (White Post, VA) and ZIP 22646 (Millwood, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22663 has a population of 1,536 at 27 people per square mile, while ZIP 22646 has 205 at 40 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 22663 reports a median household income of $135,046 against — in ZIP 22646, with per-capita income of $35,235 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.3% in 22663 and — in 22646. Poverty rate reads 10.6% vs —, and unemployment 2.4% vs — — 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 $378,700 in 22663 versus — in 22646, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.0% vs —. 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.