ZIP 26184 vs ZIP 26180

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26184 (Waverly, WV) and ZIP 26180 (Walker, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26184 has a population of 2,361 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 26180 has 2,284 at 14 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 26184 reports a median household income of $62,550 against $70,625 in ZIP 26180, with per-capita income of $31,635 vs $32,124. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.7% in 26184 and 10.3% in 26180. Poverty rate reads 11.7% vs 6.9%, and unemployment 2.9% vs 1.7% — 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 $165,600 in 26184 versus $116,900 in 26180, with median rent of $649 and $852 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.9% vs 88.5%. 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.