ZIP 24733 vs ZIP 24714

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24733 (Lashmeet, WV) and ZIP 24714 (Beeson, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24733 has a population of 853 at 57 people per square mile, while ZIP 24714 has 257 at 8 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 24733 reports a median household income of — against — in ZIP 24714, with per-capita income of $204,295 vs $13,622. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.8% in 24733 and 63.5% in 24714. Poverty rate reads 11.5% vs 4.4%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 0.0% — 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 — in 24733 versus — in 24714, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% 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.