ZIP 45053 vs ZIP 45030

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45053 (Okeana, OH) and ZIP 45030 (Harrison, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45053 has a population of 3,420 at 49 people per square mile, while ZIP 45030 has 17,921 at 162 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 45053 reports a median household income of $109,148 against $98,598 in ZIP 45030, with per-capita income of $50,154 vs $45,529. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.4% in 45053 and 30.9% in 45030. Poverty rate reads 10.5% vs 6.7%, and unemployment 0.8% vs 1.3% — 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 $342,000 in 45053 versus $241,200 in 45030, with median rent of $1,382 and $1,151 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.8% vs 81.6%. 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.