ZIP 24168 vs ZIP 24078

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24168 (Stanleytown, VA) and ZIP 24078 (Collinsville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24168 has a population of 187 at 73 people per square mile, while ZIP 24078 has 7,115 at 397 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 24168 reports a median household income of $78,229 against $53,665 in ZIP 24078, with per-capita income of $40,786 vs $33,090. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 24168 and 23.2% in 24078. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 13.7%, and unemployment 15.3% vs 3.2% — 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 — in 24168 versus $143,400 in 24078, with median rent of — and $747 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 60.6%. 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.