ZIP 24176 vs ZIP 24092

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24176 (Union Hall, VA) and ZIP 24092 (Glade Hill, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24176 has a population of 1,360 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 24092 has 3,063 at 33 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 24176 reports a median household income of $98,250 against $64,388 in ZIP 24092, with per-capita income of $63,709 vs $30,417. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 53.9% in 24176 and 18.3% in 24092. Poverty rate reads 4.0% vs 14.8%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 0.5% — 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 $627,000 in 24176 versus $222,900 in 24092, with median rent of — and $715 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.1% vs 76.1%. 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.