ZIP 25420 vs ZIP 25428

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25420 (Gerrardstown, WV) and ZIP 25428 (Inwood, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25420 has a population of 4,024 at 56 people per square mile, while ZIP 25428 has 10,776 at 181 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 25420 reports a median household income of $98,785 against $82,885 in ZIP 25428, with per-capita income of $43,817 vs $36,518. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 40.5% in 25420 and 15.4% in 25428. Poverty rate reads 9.6% vs 9.5%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 6.5% — 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 $289,400 in 25420 versus $247,700 in 25428, with median rent of $627 and $1,377 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.0% vs 89.9%. 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.