ZIP 24165 vs ZIP 24082

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24165 (Spencer, VA) and ZIP 24082 (Critz, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24165 has a population of 1,613 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 24082 has 419 at 22 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 24165 reports a median household income of $49,250 against $56,319 in ZIP 24082, with per-capita income of $30,145 vs $30,539. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.2% in 24165 and 7.9% in 24082. Poverty rate reads 16.3% vs 6.2%, and unemployment 2.5% 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 $120,500 in 24165 versus $192,200 in 24082, with median rent of $812 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.4% vs 100.0%. 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.