ZIP 24148 vs ZIP 27048

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24148 (Ridgeway, VA) and ZIP 27048 (Stoneville, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24148 has a population of 8,013 at 43 people per square mile, while ZIP 27048 has 8,609 at 40 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 24148 reports a median household income of $59,428 against $60,015 in ZIP 27048, with per-capita income of $29,741 vs $32,105. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.3% in 24148 and 16.6% in 27048. Poverty rate reads 12.5% vs 16.8%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 7.4% — 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 $152,200 in 24148 versus $167,700 in 27048, with median rent of $766 and $841 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.0% vs 83.6%. 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.