ZIP 25264 vs ZIP 25239

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25264 (Mount Alto, 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 25264 has a population of 441 at 26 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 25264 reports a median household income of $66,150 against $80,446 in ZIP 25239, with per-capita income of $34,724 vs $30,119. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.6% in 25264 and 28.2% in 25239. Poverty rate reads 11.0% vs 16.6%, and unemployment 6.4% 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 $113,500 in 25264 versus $159,100 in 25239, with median rent of — and $1,012 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.6% 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.