ZIP 24465 vs ZIP 24458

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24465 (Monterey, VA) and ZIP 24458 (Mc Dowell, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24465 has a population of 1,382 at 3 people per square mile, while ZIP 24458 has 442 at 2 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 24465 reports a median household income of $61,379 against $54,145 in ZIP 24458, with per-capita income of $30,985 vs $31,812. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.6% in 24465 and 11.8% in 24458. Poverty rate reads 14.1% vs 4.1%, and unemployment 15.0% vs 8.3% — 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 $202,500 in 24465 versus $231,300 in 24458, with median rent of $850 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.9% vs 100.0%. 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.