ZIP 31011 vs ZIP 31037

This side-by-side compares ZIP 31011 (Chauncey, GA) and ZIP 31037 (Mc Rae Helena, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 31011 has a population of 923 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 31037 has 4,313 at 28 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 31011 reports a median household income of $46,875 against $55,794 in ZIP 31037, with per-capita income of $24,140 vs $16,657. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.7% in 31011 and 5.8% in 31037. Poverty rate reads 32.2% vs 22.0%, and unemployment 8.6% vs 2.4% — 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 $72,300 in 31011 versus $58,900 in 31037, with median rent of $425 and $912 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 77.1% vs 71.7%. 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.