ZIP 43616 vs ZIP 43434

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43616 (Oregon, OH) and ZIP 43434 (Harbor View, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43616 has a population of 20,873 at 201 people per square mile, while ZIP 43434 has 101 at 1,855 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 43616 reports a median household income of $81,829 against $72,083 in ZIP 43434, with per-capita income of $41,310 vs $20,151. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.1% in 43616 and 13.2% in 43434. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 5.5%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 0.0% — 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 $204,500 in 43616 versus $105,000 in 43434, with median rent of $901 and $638 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.9% vs 74.1%. 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.