ZIP 45130 vs ZIP 45106

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45130 (Hamersville, OH) and ZIP 45106 (Bethel, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45130 has a population of 3,913 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 45106 has 12,349 at 64 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 45130 reports a median household income of $83,382 against $71,433 in ZIP 45106, with per-capita income of $39,046 vs $33,047. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.3% in 45130 and 13.8% in 45106. Poverty rate reads 8.9% vs 12.0%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 3.8% — 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 $211,600 in 45130 versus $204,400 in 45106, with median rent of $880 and $718 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.4% vs 78.8%. 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.