ZIP 23231 vs ZIP 23250

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23231 (Henrico, 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 23231 has a population of 34,685 at 152 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 23231 reports a median household income of $76,505 against — in ZIP 23250, with per-capita income of $42,080 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.3% in 23231 and — in 23250. Poverty rate reads 9.8% vs —, and unemployment 5.1% 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 $297,800 in 23231 versus — in 23250, with median rent of $1,361 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.0% 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.