ZIP 25312 vs ZIP 25320

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25312 (Charleston, WV) and ZIP 25320 (Charleston, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25312 has a population of 14,886 at 82 people per square mile, while ZIP 25320 has 6,084 at 34 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 25312 reports a median household income of $57,246 against $58,629 in ZIP 25320, with per-capita income of $30,099 vs $29,184. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.0% in 25312 and 12.8% in 25320. Poverty rate reads 21.0% vs 20.3%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 5.7% — 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 $133,100 in 25312 versus $164,800 in 25320, with median rent of $690 and $894 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.6% vs 79.1%. 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.