ZIP 25107 vs ZIP 25315

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25107 (Hernshaw, WV) and ZIP 25315 (Charleston, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25107 has a population of 739 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 25315 has 3,255 at 168 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 25107 reports a median household income of — against $55,083 in ZIP 25315, with per-capita income of $35,417 vs $28,472. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.5% in 25107 and 14.7% in 25315. Poverty rate reads 9.2% vs 17.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 6.4% — 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 $90,000 in 25107 versus $90,200 in 25315, with median rent of $586 and $902 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.0% vs 73.0%. 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.