ZIP 43025 vs ZIP 43008

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43025 (Hebron, OH) and ZIP 43008 (Buckeye Lake, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43025 has a population of 5,306 at 59 people per square mile, while ZIP 43008 has 2,479 at 642 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 43025 reports a median household income of $87,381 against $88,558 in ZIP 43008, with per-capita income of $42,059 vs $43,909. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.9% in 43025 and 14.9% in 43008. Poverty rate reads 7.0% vs 15.2%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 1.2% — 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 $287,700 in 43025 versus $164,200 in 43008, with median rent of $860 and $860 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.1% vs 75.4%. 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.