ZIP 24319 vs ZIP 24340

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24319 (Chilhowie, VA) and ZIP 24340 (Glade Spring, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24319 has a population of 6,979 at 34 people per square mile, while ZIP 24340 has 5,657 at 37 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 24319 reports a median household income of $52,721 against $70,950 in ZIP 24340, with per-capita income of $25,580 vs $35,508. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.6% in 24319 and 23.9% in 24340. Poverty rate reads 13.1% vs 9.2%, and unemployment 1.8% vs 3.0% — 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 $156,700 in 24319 versus $184,000 in 24340, with median rent of $822 and $846 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.5% vs 74.9%. 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.