ZIP 02047 vs ZIP 02050

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02047 (Humarock, MA) and ZIP 02050 (Marshfield, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02047 has a population of 180 at 291 people per square mile, while ZIP 02050 has 25,429 at 337 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 02047 reports a median household income of $106,333 against $126,241 in ZIP 02050, with per-capita income of $59,893 vs $65,027. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 43.1% in 02047 and 52.3% in 02050. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 8.6%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.1% — 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 $682,700 in 02047 versus $679,700 in 02050, with median rent of — and $1,772 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 80.9%. 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.