ZIP 31001 vs ZIP 31079

This side-by-side compares ZIP 31001 (Abbeville, GA) and ZIP 31079 (Rochelle, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 31001 has a population of 4,816 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 31079 has 2,398 at 8 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 31001 reports a median household income of $52,917 against $69,083 in ZIP 31079, with per-capita income of $16,960 vs $35,351. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.1% in 31001 and 21.2% in 31079. Poverty rate reads 25.4% vs 20.1%, and unemployment 9.4% vs 3.1% — 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 $93,000 in 31001 versus $90,700 in 31079, with median rent of $614 and $494 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.0% vs 79.5%. 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.