ZIP 45318 vs ZIP 45359

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45318 (Covington, OH) and ZIP 45359 (Pleasant Hill, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45318 has a population of 5,365 at 46 people per square mile, while ZIP 45359 has 1,970 at 51 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 45318 reports a median household income of $73,867 against $77,083 in ZIP 45359, with per-capita income of $35,128 vs $33,551. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.0% in 45318 and 20.9% in 45359. Poverty rate reads 3.6% vs 11.0%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 2.8% — 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 $199,400 in 45318 versus $208,700 in 45359, with median rent of $838 and $739 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.6% vs 79.1%. 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.