ZIP 25938 vs ZIP 25812

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25938 (Victor, WV) and ZIP 25812 (Ansted, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25938 has a population of 1,287 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 25812 has 1,902 at 39 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 25938 reports a median household income of $59,833 against $43,646 in ZIP 25812, with per-capita income of $26,027 vs $27,465. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.1% in 25938 and 19.6% in 25812. Poverty rate reads 9.4% vs 24.2%, and unemployment 4.5% vs 2.3% — 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 $99,300 in 25938 versus $69,300 in 25812, with median rent of — and $988 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.1% vs 75.9%. 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.