ZIP 30319 vs ZIP 30342

This side-by-side compares ZIP 30319 (Atlanta, GA) and ZIP 30342 (Atlanta, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 30319 has a population of 38,423 at 1,429 people per square mile, while ZIP 30342 has 29,879 at 1,290 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 30319 reports a median household income of $130,648 against $124,111 in ZIP 30342, with per-capita income of $86,932 vs $95,856. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 77.0% in 30319 and 74.4% in 30342. Poverty rate reads 8.4% vs 8.4%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 3.0% — 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 $762,500 in 30319 versus $829,400 in 30342, with median rent of $1,932 and $1,899 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 55.5% vs 51.9%. 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.