ZIP 26187 vs ZIP 45750

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26187 (Williamstown, WV) and ZIP 45750 (Marietta, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26187 has a population of 5,982 at 114 people per square mile, while ZIP 45750 has 27,785 at 97 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 26187 reports a median household income of $83,226 against $60,229 in ZIP 45750, with per-capita income of $44,497 vs $37,928. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 35.8% in 26187 and 26.1% in 45750. Poverty rate reads 6.8% vs 14.0%, and unemployment 2.4% vs 4.9% — 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 $198,300 in 26187 versus $185,900 in 45750, with median rent of $887 and $861 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.6% 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.