ZIP 28025 vs ZIP 28107

This side-by-side compares ZIP 28025 (Concord, NC) and ZIP 28107 (Midland, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 28025 has a population of 49,160 at 174 people per square mile, while ZIP 28107 has 6,422 at 50 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 28025 reports a median household income of $79,545 against $105,122 in ZIP 28107, with per-capita income of $37,817 vs $44,204. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.6% in 28025 and 36.9% in 28107. Poverty rate reads 10.7% vs 3.7%, and unemployment 6.7% vs 1.7% — 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 $306,800 in 28025 versus $385,500 in 28107, with median rent of $1,244 and $1,313 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.1% vs 85.8%. 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.