ZIP 25674 vs ZIP 41267

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25674 (Kermit, WV) and ZIP 41267 (Warfield, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25674 has a population of 3,202 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 41267 has 1,245 at 62 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 25674 reports a median household income of $38,495 against — in ZIP 41267, with per-capita income of $22,414 vs $10,443. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.2% in 25674 and 3.6% in 41267. Poverty rate reads 26.6% vs 48.1%, and unemployment 9.0% vs 10.5% — 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 $101,900 in 25674 versus $86,500 in 41267, with median rent of $834 and $393 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.8% vs 54.8%. 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.