ZIP 43968 vs ZIP 26050

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43968 (Wellsville, OH) and ZIP 26050 (Newell, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43968 has a population of 7,182 at 81 people per square mile, while ZIP 26050 has 1,575 at 210 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 43968 reports a median household income of $59,200 against $50,139 in ZIP 26050, with per-capita income of $35,748 vs $23,149. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.5% in 43968 and 19.0% in 26050. Poverty rate reads 19.4% vs 29.7%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 18.2% — 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 $102,500 in 43968 versus $83,900 in 26050, with median rent of $865 and $915 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.9% vs 64.9%. 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.