ZIP 28513 vs ZIP 28530

This side-by-side compares ZIP 28513 (Ayden, NC) and ZIP 28530 (Grifton, NC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 28513 has a population of 10,346 at 44 people per square mile, while ZIP 28530 has 7,332 at 40 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 28513 reports a median household income of $57,285 against $37,361 in ZIP 28530, with per-capita income of $30,167 vs $26,694. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.6% in 28513 and 17.7% in 28530. Poverty rate reads 15.2% vs 21.6%, and unemployment 5.0% vs 11.2% — 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 $161,600 in 28513 versus $151,300 in 28530, with median rent of $792 and $824 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.0% vs 63.8%. 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.