ZIP 35622 vs ZIP 35179

This side-by-side compares ZIP 35622 (Falkville, AL) and ZIP 35179 (Vinemont, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 35622 has a population of 7,388 at 30 people per square mile, while ZIP 35179 has 8,958 at 37 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 35622 reports a median household income of $66,506 against $72,956 in ZIP 35179, with per-capita income of $33,956 vs $34,782. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.2% in 35622 and 17.2% in 35179. Poverty rate reads 14.7% vs 11.2%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 1.6% — 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 $189,500 in 35622 versus $177,300 in 35179, with median rent of $838 and $768 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.7% vs 88.6%. 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.