ZIP 24729 vs ZIP 24736

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24729 (Hiawatha, WV) and ZIP 24736 (Matoaka, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24729 has a population of 149 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 24736 has 902 at 12 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 24729 reports a median household income of $2,499 against — in ZIP 24736, with per-capita income of $7,784 vs $26,522. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 0.0% in 24729 and 4.2% in 24736. Poverty rate reads 23.7% vs 14.6%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 2.2% — 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 $9,999 in 24729 versus $41,500 in 24736, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 79.6%. 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.