ZIP 24055 vs ZIP 24089

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24055 (Bassett, VA) and ZIP 24089 (Fieldale, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24055 has a population of 13,674 at 61 people per square mile, while ZIP 24089 has 2,640 at 91 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 24055 reports a median household income of $45,227 against $51,458 in ZIP 24089, with per-capita income of $29,587 vs $25,644. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.6% in 24055 and 8.4% in 24089. Poverty rate reads 16.1% vs 16.9%, and unemployment 3.8% vs 0.0% — 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 $125,200 in 24055 versus $97,100 in 24089, with median rent of $580 and $1,037 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.5% vs 77.9%. 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.