ZIP 23150 vs ZIP 23250

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23150 (Sandston, VA) and ZIP 23250 (Richmond, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 23150 has a population of 12,045 at 156 people per square mile, while ZIP 23250 has 0. 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 23150 reports a median household income of $79,050 against — in ZIP 23250, with per-capita income of $39,045 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.5% in 23150 and — in 23250. Poverty rate reads 7.2% vs —, and unemployment 2.9% 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 $283,000 in 23150 versus — in 23250, with median rent of $1,145 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.4% 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.