ZIP 31562 vs ZIP 32009

This side-by-side compares ZIP 31562 (Saint George, GA) and ZIP 32009 (Bryceville, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 31562 has a population of 2,177 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 32009 has 3,325 at 15 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 31562 reports a median household income of $35,694 against $72,792 in ZIP 32009, with per-capita income of $16,731 vs $38,260. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.8% in 31562 and 17.5% in 32009. Poverty rate reads 20.2% vs 12.7%, and unemployment 12.5% vs 1.6% — 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 $130,100 in 31562 versus $277,700 in 32009, with median rent of — and $919 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.3% vs 91.4%. 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.