ZIP 24104 vs ZIP 24571

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24104 (Huddleston, VA) and ZIP 24571 (Lynch Station, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24104 has a population of 3,469 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 24571 has 1,979 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 24104 reports a median household income of $65,738 against $32,218 in ZIP 24571, with per-capita income of $46,709 vs $22,267. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.7% in 24104 and 28.7% in 24571. Poverty rate reads 7.5% vs 28.1%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 1.1% — 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 $339,300 in 24104 versus $169,200 in 24571, with median rent of $883 and $878 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.1% vs 83.7%. 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.