ZIP 24015 vs ZIP 24016

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24015 (Roanoke, VA) and ZIP 24016 (Roanoke, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24015 has a population of 15,255 at 1,307 people per square mile, while ZIP 24016 has 9,047 at 1,076 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 24015 reports a median household income of $69,831 against $46,512 in ZIP 24016, with per-capita income of $43,000 vs $34,754. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.7% in 24015 and 28.4% in 24016. Poverty rate reads 8.4% vs 22.5%, and unemployment 2.8% vs 7.8% — 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 $267,500 in 24015 versus $119,700 in 24016, with median rent of $898 and $966 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.8% vs 21.3%. 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.