ZIP 24401 vs ZIP 22939

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24401 (Staunton, VA) and ZIP 22939 (Fishersville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24401 has a population of 35,499 at 103 people per square mile, while ZIP 22939 has 5,398 at 125 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 24401 reports a median household income of $66,300 against $84,209 in ZIP 22939, with per-capita income of $37,344 vs $41,313. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.4% in 24401 and 36.2% in 22939. Poverty rate reads 11.1% vs 15.5%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 3.5% — 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 $278,600 in 24401 versus $361,500 in 22939, with median rent of $1,041 and $1,572 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.3% 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.