ZIP 24382 vs ZIP 24360

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24382 (Wytheville, VA) and ZIP 24360 (Max Meadows, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24382 has a population of 14,366 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 24360 has 6,169 at 28 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 24382 reports a median household income of $57,509 against $54,792 in ZIP 24360, with per-capita income of $33,407 vs $39,637. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.6% in 24382 and 12.9% in 24360. Poverty rate reads 16.5% vs 13.0%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 7.9% — 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 $163,300 in 24382 versus $210,600 in 24360, with median rent of $750 and $921 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.1% vs 83.5%. 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.