ZIP 28327 vs ZIP 27376

This side-by-side compares ZIP 28327 (Carthage, NC) and ZIP 27376 (West End, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 28327 has a population of 15,433 at 31 people per square mile, while ZIP 27376 has 9,386 at 52 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 28327 reports a median household income of $87,434 against $74,598 in ZIP 27376, with per-capita income of $37,214 vs $42,554. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.6% in 28327 and 35.3% in 27376. Poverty rate reads 10.0% vs 11.9%, and unemployment 4.5% vs 6.5% — 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 $322,000 in 28327 versus $349,300 in 27376, with median rent of $1,251 and $871 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.5% vs 86.1%. 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.