ZIP 25040 vs ZIP 25002

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25040 (Charlton Heights, WV) and ZIP 25002 (Alloy, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25040 has a population of 546 at 400 people per square mile, while ZIP 25002 has 112 at 17 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 25040 reports a median household income of — against — in ZIP 25002, with per-capita income of $17,409 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.5% in 25040 and — in 25002. Poverty rate reads 29.6% vs —, and unemployment 10.4% vs — — 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 $96,400 in 25040 versus — in 25002, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.7% vs —. 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.