ZIP 23011 vs ZIP 23168

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23011 (Barhamsville, VA) and ZIP 23168 (Toano, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 23011 has a population of 1,429 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 23168 has 6,115 at 101 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 23011 reports a median household income of $128,606 against $137,481 in ZIP 23168, with per-capita income of $37,737 vs $51,276. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.4% in 23011 and 42.7% in 23168. Poverty rate reads 4.1% vs 3.2%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.2% — 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 $387,600 in 23011 versus $424,900 in 23168, with median rent of — and $1,412 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 97.5% vs 84.5%. 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.