ZIP 27013 vs ZIP 28125

This side-by-side compares ZIP 27013 (Cleveland, NC) and ZIP 28125 (Mount Ulla, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 27013 has a population of 6,057 at 31 people per square mile, while ZIP 28125 has 2,525 at 25 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 27013 reports a median household income of $66,301 against $85,739 in ZIP 28125, with per-capita income of $30,214 vs $40,123. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.5% in 27013 and 33.8% in 28125. Poverty rate reads 15.2% vs 0.8%, and unemployment 9.9% vs 2.6% — 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 $212,400 in 27013 versus $360,700 in 28125, with median rent of $800 and $1,149 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.6% vs 90.8%. 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.