ZIP 45601 vs ZIP 45612

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45601 (Chillicothe, OH) and ZIP 45612 (Bainbridge, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45601 has a population of 57,842 at 65 people per square mile, while ZIP 45612 has 5,303 at 18 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 45601 reports a median household income of $59,748 against $53,500 in ZIP 45612, with per-capita income of $32,494 vs $28,090. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.1% in 45601 and 13.1% in 45612. Poverty rate reads 17.0% vs 13.4%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 2.7% — 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 $173,100 in 45601 versus $147,300 in 45612, with median rent of $915 and $773 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.8% vs 77.2%. 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.