ZIP 25661 vs ZIP 25670

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25661 (Williamson, WV) and ZIP 25670 (Delbarton, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25661 has a population of 6,837 at 45 people per square mile, while ZIP 25670 has 5,829 at 24 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 25661 reports a median household income of $25,014 against $32,961 in ZIP 25670, with per-capita income of $21,231 vs $36,198. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.4% in 25661 and 7.5% in 25670. Poverty rate reads 39.8% vs 31.0%, and unemployment 9.1% vs 6.4% — 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 $94,900 in 25661 versus $78,000 in 25670, with median rent of $504 and $781 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 57.8% vs 84.7%. 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.