ZIP 24557 vs ZIP 24563

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24557 (Gretna, VA) and ZIP 24563 (Hurt, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24557 has a population of 7,977 at 19 people per square mile, while ZIP 24563 has 5,489 at 31 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 24557 reports a median household income of $44,755 against $47,247 in ZIP 24563, with per-capita income of $28,185 vs $26,072. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.1% in 24557 and 11.4% in 24563. Poverty rate reads 21.7% vs 21.8%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 5.5% — 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 $140,200 in 24557 versus $145,600 in 24563, with median rent of $770 and $820 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.5% vs 72.8%. 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.