ZIP 25262 vs ZIP 25239

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25262 (Millwood, WV) and ZIP 25239 (Cottageville, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25262 has a population of 898 at 47 people per square mile, while ZIP 25239 has 1,732 at 26 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 25262 reports a median household income of $73,914 against $80,446 in ZIP 25239, with per-capita income of $36,186 vs $30,119. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.5% in 25262 and 28.2% in 25239. Poverty rate reads 17.1% vs 16.6%, and unemployment 10.7% vs 9.4% — 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 $141,900 in 25262 versus $159,100 in 25239, with median rent of — and $1,012 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 98.1% vs 90.4%. 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.