ZIP 26033 vs ZIP 26039

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26033 (Cameron, WV) and ZIP 26039 (Glen Easton, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26033 has a population of 3,044 at 13 people per square mile, while ZIP 26039 has 1,061 at 10 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 26033 reports a median household income of $55,972 against $57,800 in ZIP 26039, with per-capita income of $39,457 vs $72,628. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.4% in 26033 and 27.6% in 26039. Poverty rate reads 19.3% vs 27.6%, and unemployment 4.3% 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 $153,600 in 26033 versus $191,700 in 26039, with median rent of $483 and $1,036 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.5% vs 71.7%. 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.