ZIP 26030 vs ZIP 26075

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26030 (Beech Bottom, WV) and ZIP 26075 (Windsor Heights, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26030 has a population of 516 at 238 people per square mile, while ZIP 26075 has 505 at 143 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 26030 reports a median household income of $33,125 against $53,750 in ZIP 26075, with per-capita income of $23,600 vs $30,090. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.8% in 26030 and 16.5% in 26075. Poverty rate reads 24.0% vs 26.2%, and unemployment 4.5% vs 12.1% — 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 $60,300 in 26030 versus $62,200 in 26075, with median rent of $791 and $888 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.6% vs 92.5%. 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.