ZIP 25901 vs ZIP 25840

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25901 (Oak Hill, WV) and ZIP 25840 (Fayetteville, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25901 has a population of 11,920 at 140 people per square mile, while ZIP 25840 has 8,179 at 44 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 25901 reports a median household income of $51,735 against $67,628 in ZIP 25840, with per-capita income of $27,851 vs $32,060. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 25901 and 20.8% in 25840. Poverty rate reads 20.5% vs 14.6%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 5.1% — 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 $121,500 in 25901 versus $132,400 in 25840, with median rent of $821 and $857 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.1% vs 81.9%. 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.