ZIP 32250 vs ZIP 32266

This side-by-side compares ZIP 32250 (Jacksonville Beach, FL) and ZIP 32266 (Neptune Beach, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 32250 has a population of 25,356 at 1,135 people per square mile, while ZIP 32266 has 7,037 at 1,163 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 32250 reports a median household income of $117,724 against $119,294 in ZIP 32266, with per-capita income of $76,037 vs $72,236. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 54.6% in 32250 and 60.9% in 32266. Poverty rate reads 5.8% vs 3.1%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 2.1% — 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 $582,400 in 32250 versus $670,900 in 32266, with median rent of $1,787 and $1,763 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.2% vs 73.1%. 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.