ZIP 43316 vs ZIP 44802

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43316 (Carey, OH) and ZIP 44802 (Alvada, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43316 has a population of 6,041 at 32 people per square mile, while ZIP 44802 has 1,032 at 14 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 43316 reports a median household income of $78,828 against $80,000 in ZIP 44802, with per-capita income of $38,668 vs $35,799. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 43316 and 14.6% in 44802. Poverty rate reads 5.1% vs 6.4%, and unemployment 0.6% vs 1.8% — 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 $167,300 in 43316 versus $197,100 in 44802, with median rent of $833 and $729 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.7% vs 89.3%. 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.