ZIP 26354 vs ZIP 26347

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26354 (Grafton, WV) and ZIP 26347 (Flemington, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26354 has a population of 11,135 at 43 people per square mile, while ZIP 26347 has 2,068 at 20 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 26354 reports a median household income of $52,742 against $61,250 in ZIP 26347, with per-capita income of $30,807 vs $30,880. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.7% in 26354 and 23.2% in 26347. Poverty rate reads 17.1% vs 17.3%, and unemployment 6.7% vs 15.2% — 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 $136,200 in 26354 versus $112,200 in 26347, with median rent of $518 and $992 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.9% vs 84.7%. 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.