ZIP 28425 vs ZIP 28457

This side-by-side compares ZIP 28425 (Burgaw, NC) and ZIP 28457 (Rocky Point, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 28425 has a population of 10,906 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 28457 has 9,905 at 30 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 28425 reports a median household income of $66,478 against $78,178 in ZIP 28457, with per-capita income of $31,309 vs $40,095. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.9% in 28425 and 19.1% in 28457. Poverty rate reads 12.3% vs 10.2%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 5.8% — 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 $217,100 in 28425 versus $245,900 in 28457, with median rent of $939 and $912 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.1% vs 84.5%. 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.