ZIP 23124 vs ZIP 23086

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23124 (New Kent, VA) and ZIP 23086 (King William, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 23124 has a population of 3,185 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 23086 has 3,247 at 15 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 23124 reports a median household income of $132,060 against $89,583 in ZIP 23086, with per-capita income of $58,317 vs $38,364. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 42.9% in 23124 and 20.5% in 23086. Poverty rate reads 2.2% vs 5.3%, and unemployment 0.6% vs 6.2% — 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 $398,600 in 23124 versus $323,400 in 23086, with median rent of — and $1,406 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 97.8% vs 93.1%. 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.