ZIP 24138 vs ZIP 24072

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24138 (Pilot, VA) and ZIP 24072 (Check, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24138 has a population of 1,613 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 24072 has 1,298 at 18 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 24138 reports a median household income of $62,400 against $109,500 in ZIP 24072, with per-capita income of $29,246 vs $53,301. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.4% in 24138 and 36.4% in 24072. Poverty rate reads 12.9% vs 2.8%, and unemployment 6.2% 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 $235,700 in 24138 versus $243,400 in 24072, with median rent of $888 and $1,554 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.1% vs 91.3%. 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.