ZIP 26415 vs ZIP 26346

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26415 (Pennsboro, WV) and ZIP 26346 (Ellenboro, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26415 has a population of 4,016 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 26346 has 972 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 26415 reports a median household income of $56,848 against $73,641 in ZIP 26346, with per-capita income of $24,361 vs $31,711. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.8% in 26415 and 15.8% in 26346. Poverty rate reads 19.5% vs 5.2%, and unemployment 1.8% vs 12.4% — 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 $109,000 in 26415 versus $142,300 in 26346, with median rent of $646 and $725 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.4% vs 95.9%. 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.