ZIP 24614 vs ZIP 24656

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24614 (Grundy, VA) and ZIP 24656 (Vansant, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24614 has a population of 8,061 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 24656 has 3,404 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 24614 reports a median household income of $41,328 against $43,646 in ZIP 24656, with per-capita income of $22,774 vs $28,641. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.8% in 24614 and 10.7% in 24656. Poverty rate reads 25.5% vs 21.0%, and unemployment 2.2% vs 5.1% — 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 $116,000 in 24614 versus $95,600 in 24656, with median rent of $873 and $635 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.2% vs 84.4%. 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.