ZIP 37620 vs ZIP 24201

This side-by-side compares ZIP 37620 (Bristol, TN) and ZIP 24201 (Bristol, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 37620 has a population of 39,102 at 119 people per square mile, while ZIP 24201 has 17,116 at 639 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 37620 reports a median household income of $56,128 against $48,764 in ZIP 24201, with per-capita income of $34,898 vs $30,749. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.0% in 37620 and 25.0% in 24201. Poverty rate reads 13.5% vs 18.9%, and unemployment 6.8% vs 5.8% — 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 $188,800 in 37620 versus $176,500 in 24201, with median rent of $871 and $793 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.2% vs 61.8%. 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.