ZIP 44622 vs ZIP 44612

This side-by-side compares ZIP 44622 (Dover, OH) and ZIP 44612 (Bolivar, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 44622 has a population of 18,588 at 131 people per square mile, while ZIP 44612 has 5,293 at 80 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 44622 reports a median household income of $70,780 against $85,208 in ZIP 44612, with per-capita income of $36,848 vs $39,927. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.7% in 44622 and 32.8% in 44612. Poverty rate reads 10.5% vs 5.9%, and unemployment 3.8% 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 $223,600 in 44622 versus $240,300 in 44612, with median rent of $981 and $791 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.1% vs 66.8%. 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.