ZIP 25159 vs ZIP 25011

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25159 (Poca, WV) and ZIP 25011 (Bancroft, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25159 has a population of 5,163 at 57 people per square mile, while ZIP 25011 has 800 at 775 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 25159 reports a median household income of $56,517 against $94,375 in ZIP 25011, with per-capita income of $33,919 vs $49,415. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.2% in 25159 and 14.4% in 25011. Poverty rate reads 14.1% vs 11.7%, and unemployment 7.0% vs 0.6% — 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 $160,000 in 25159 versus $133,600 in 25011, with median rent of $634 and $842 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.9% vs 81.2%. 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.