ZIP 24224 vs ZIP 24283

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24224 (Castlewood, VA) and ZIP 24283 (Saint Paul, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24224 has a population of 6,734 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 24283 has 2,171 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 24224 reports a median household income of $49,894 against $40,402 in ZIP 24283, with per-capita income of $30,034 vs $25,239. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.6% in 24224 and 23.1% in 24283. Poverty rate reads 19.9% vs 29.5%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 9.2% — 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 $120,200 in 24224 versus $114,200 in 24283, with median rent of $708 and $618 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.5% vs 68.3%. 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.