ZIP 24354 vs ZIP 24319

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24354 (Marion, VA) and ZIP 24319 (Chilhowie, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24354 has a population of 15,315 at 56 people per square mile, while ZIP 24319 has 6,979 at 34 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 24354 reports a median household income of $44,502 against $52,721 in ZIP 24319, with per-capita income of $34,316 vs $25,580. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 24354 and 19.6% in 24319. Poverty rate reads 19.0% vs 13.1%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 1.8% — 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 $158,100 in 24354 versus $156,700 in 24319, with median rent of $712 and $822 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.0% vs 74.5%. 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.