ZIP 35151 vs ZIP 35183

This side-by-side compares ZIP 35151 (Sylacauga, AL) and ZIP 35183 (Weogufka, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 35151 has a population of 7,632 at 17 people per square mile, while ZIP 35183 has 706 at 4 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 35151 reports a median household income of $68,239 against $69,167 in ZIP 35183, with per-capita income of $36,242 vs $32,672. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.6% in 35151 and 11.0% in 35183. Poverty rate reads 16.1% vs 2.9%, and unemployment 4.7% vs 0.0% — 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 $153,300 in 35151 versus $104,700 in 35183, with median rent of $889 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.5% vs 89.4%. 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.