ZIP 43746 vs ZIP 43740

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43746 (Hopewell, OH) and ZIP 43740 (Gratiot, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43746 has a population of 1,425 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 43740 has 256 at 263 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 43746 reports a median household income of $43,636 against $66,806 in ZIP 43740, with per-capita income of $31,107 vs $31,347. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.2% in 43746 and 11.6% in 43740. Poverty rate reads 33.1% vs 8.0%, and unemployment 9.8% vs 11.0% — 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 $230,200 in 43746 versus $128,800 in 43740, with median rent of $860 and $744 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.1% vs 72.1%. 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.