ZIP 41563 vs ZIP 41512

This side-by-side compares ZIP 41563 (Shelby Gap, KY) and ZIP 41512 (Ashcamp, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 41563 has a population of 445 at 31 people per square mile, while ZIP 41512 has 976 at 28 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 41563 reports a median household income of $46,250 against $37,708 in ZIP 41512, with per-capita income of $21,793 vs $25,996. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.0% in 41563 and 3.2% in 41512. Poverty rate reads 26.5% vs 31.7%, and unemployment 5.0% vs 9.1% — 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 $147,200 in 41563 versus $100,600 in 41512, with median rent of $859 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.7% vs 87.5%. 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.