ZIP 26105 vs ZIP 26104

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26105 (Vienna, WV) and ZIP 26104 (Parkersburg, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26105 has a population of 12,333 at 380 people per square mile, while ZIP 26104 has 16,769 at 174 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 26105 reports a median household income of $61,674 against $54,331 in ZIP 26104, with per-capita income of $41,287 vs $35,752. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 30.5% in 26105 and 28.0% in 26104. Poverty rate reads 9.7% vs 15.3%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 4.2% — 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 $161,100 in 26105 versus $170,800 in 26104, with median rent of $832 and $828 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.0% vs 70.6%. 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.