ZIP 44004 vs ZIP 44048

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44004 (Ashtabula, OH) and ZIP 44048 (Kingsville, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44004 has a population of 33,421 at 178 people per square mile, while ZIP 44048 has 2,565 at 33 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 44004 reports a median household income of $51,034 against $78,690 in ZIP 44048, with per-capita income of $29,716 vs $36,780. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.9% in 44004 and 16.7% in 44048. Poverty rate reads 21.7% vs 12.4%, and unemployment 8.8% vs 2.2% — 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 $127,700 in 44004 versus $175,000 in 44048, with median rent of $812 and $929 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.1% vs 90.1%. 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.