ZIP 27012 vs ZIP 27103

This side-by-side compares ZIP 27012 (Clemmons, NC) and ZIP 27103 (Winston Salem, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 27012 has a population of 25,461 at 234 people per square mile, while ZIP 27103 has 33,208 at 691 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 27012 reports a median household income of $96,250 against $67,012 in ZIP 27103, with per-capita income of $48,877 vs $41,224. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 49.2% in 27012 and 45.1% in 27103. Poverty rate reads 7.7% vs 11.5%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 3.9% — 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 $340,900 in 27012 versus $241,700 in 27103, with median rent of $1,227 and $1,259 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.4% vs 54.6%. 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.