ZIP 24150 vs ZIP 24136

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24150 (Ripplemead, VA) and ZIP 24136 (Pembroke, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24150 has a population of 693 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 24136 has 3,393 at 27 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 24150 reports a median household income of $62,031 against $70,854 in ZIP 24136, with per-capita income of $37,510 vs $38,653. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.6% in 24150 and 19.6% in 24136. Poverty rate reads 34.3% vs 8.4%, and unemployment 8.9% vs 3.7% — 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 $113,400 in 24150 versus $183,300 in 24136, with median rent of — and $775 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.1% vs 81.8%. 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.