ZIP 35614 vs ZIP 35611

This side-by-side compares ZIP 35614 (Athens, AL) and ZIP 35611 (Athens, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 35614 has a population of 7,456 at 45 people per square mile, while ZIP 35611 has 25,251 at 86 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 35614 reports a median household income of $56,967 against $57,377 in ZIP 35611, with per-capita income of $35,686 vs $37,278. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 35614 and 21.9% in 35611. Poverty rate reads 17.4% vs 18.5%, and unemployment 5.8% vs 5.1% — 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 $192,700 in 35614 versus $225,600 in 35611, with median rent of $925 and $856 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.8% vs 59.6%. 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.