ZIP 25526 vs ZIP 25560

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25526 (Hurricane, WV) and ZIP 25560 (Scott Depot, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25526 has a population of 21,902 at 92 people per square mile, while ZIP 25560 has 7,997 at 133 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 25526 reports a median household income of $85,176 against $103,160 in ZIP 25560, with per-capita income of $44,556 vs $45,988. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.0% in 25526 and 40.0% in 25560. Poverty rate reads 7.8% vs 9.8%, and unemployment 3.8% vs 2.0% — 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 $235,400 in 25526 versus $270,900 in 25560, with median rent of $894 and $1,155 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.4% vs 79.3%. 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.