ZIP 25801 vs ZIP 25836

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25801 (Beckley, WV) and ZIP 25836 (Eccles, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25801 has a population of 33,590 at 157 people per square mile, while ZIP 25836 has 488 at 97 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 25801 reports a median household income of $56,836 against — in ZIP 25836, with per-capita income of $29,849 vs $26,622. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.5% in 25801 and 20.8% in 25836. Poverty rate reads 23.4% vs 21.9%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 0.0% — 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 $158,900 in 25801 versus $168,400 in 25836, with median rent of $882 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.9% vs 91.0%. 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.