ZIP 35031 vs ZIP 35083

This side-by-side compares ZIP 35031 (Blountsville, AL) and ZIP 35083 (Holly Pond, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 35031 has a population of 7,933 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 35083 has 3,268 at 35 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 35031 reports a median household income of $54,345 against $55,335 in ZIP 35083, with per-capita income of $26,695 vs $26,965. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.4% in 35031 and 11.7% in 35083. Poverty rate reads 14.4% vs 20.4%, and unemployment 4.7% vs 9.1% — 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 $141,000 in 35031 versus $225,400 in 35083, with median rent of $823 and $1,058 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.8% vs 74.0%. 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.