ZIP 25132 vs ZIP 25160

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25132 (Mammoth, WV) and ZIP 25160 (Pond Gap, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25132 has a population of 276 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 25160 has 303 at 20 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 25132 reports a median household income of $47,250 against $44,066 in ZIP 25160, with per-capita income of $19,701 vs $25,902. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 0.0% in 25132 and 5.0% in 25160. Poverty rate reads 32.3% vs 9.6%, and unemployment 9.6% vs 0.9% — 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 $37,900 in 25132 versus $28,300 in 25160, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 40.2% vs 90.8%. 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.