ZIP 44312 vs ZIP 44250

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44312 (Akron, OH) and ZIP 44250 (Lakemore, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44312 has a population of 31,919 at 644 people per square mile, while ZIP 44250 has 1,253 at 1,083 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 44312 reports a median household income of $65,480 against $66,328 in ZIP 44250, with per-capita income of $36,579 vs $30,526. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.4% in 44312 and 7.0% in 44250. Poverty rate reads 10.0% vs 9.1%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 4.9% — 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 $152,800 in 44312 versus $128,400 in 44250, with median rent of $998 and $1,074 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.5% vs 77.5%. 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.