ZIP 25624 vs ZIP 25639

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25624 (Henlawson, WV) and ZIP 25639 (Peach Creek, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25624 has a population of 480 at 164 people per square mile, while ZIP 25639 has 608 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 25624 reports a median household income of $14,339 against $24,902 in ZIP 25639, with per-capita income of $10,832 vs $17,189. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.5% in 25624 and 23.7% in 25639. Poverty rate reads 69.8% vs 32.0%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 33.3% — 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 $110,900 in 25624 versus $42,400 in 25639, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.6% vs 83.5%. 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.