ZIP 24381 vs ZIP 24312

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24381 (Woodlawn, VA) and ZIP 24312 (Austinville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24381 has a population of 3,816 at 29 people per square mile, while ZIP 24312 has 2,401 at 25 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 24381 reports a median household income of $65,109 against $48,235 in ZIP 24312, with per-capita income of $31,969 vs $30,128. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.3% in 24381 and 19.0% in 24312. Poverty rate reads 11.0% vs 21.0%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 9.1% — 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 $160,500 in 24381 versus $162,200 in 24312, with median rent of $599 and $894 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.8% vs 56.7%. 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.