ZIP 24563 vs ZIP 24557

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