ZIP 43830 vs ZIP 43746

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43830 (Nashport, OH) and ZIP 43746 (Hopewell, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43830 has a population of 6,158 at 47 people per square mile, while ZIP 43746 has 1,425 at 26 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 43830 reports a median household income of $88,346 against $43,636 in ZIP 43746, with per-capita income of $41,396 vs $31,107. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.5% in 43830 and 14.2% in 43746. Poverty rate reads 10.6% vs 33.1%, and unemployment 4.3% vs 9.8% — 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 $234,100 in 43830 versus $230,200 in 43746, with median rent of $971 and $860 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.4% vs 75.1%. 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.