ZIP 26410 vs ZIP 26520

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26410 (Newburg, WV) and ZIP 26520 (Arthurdale, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26410 has a population of 1,037 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 26520 has 778 at 144 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 26410 reports a median household income of $50,607 against — in ZIP 26520, with per-capita income of $31,641 vs $55,815. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 4.3% in 26410 and 25.0% in 26520. Poverty rate reads 10.1% vs 2.3%, and unemployment 7.2% 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 $57,900 in 26410 versus $198,400 in 26520, with median rent of $1,313 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 92.3% vs 100.0%. 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.