ZIP 25063 vs ZIP 26623

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25063 (Duck, WV) and ZIP 26623 (Frametown, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25063 has a population of 1,797 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 26623 has 1,189 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 25063 reports a median household income of $61,731 against $60,761 in ZIP 26623, with per-capita income of $39,164 vs $25,991. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.9% in 25063 and 16.4% in 26623. Poverty rate reads 15.7% vs 15.3%, and unemployment 12.8% vs 9.0% — 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 $136,500 in 25063 versus $100,500 in 26623, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.2% 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.