ZIP 02050 vs ZIP 02047

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