ZIP 35183 vs ZIP 35151

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