ZIP 11003 vs ZIP 11001

This side-by-side compares ZIP 11003 (Elmont, NY) and ZIP 11001 (Floral Park, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 11003 has a population of 41,356 at 3,846 people per square mile, while ZIP 11001 has 26,883 at 4,655 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 11003 reports a median household income of $124,115 against $150,000 in ZIP 11001, with per-capita income of $40,696 vs $62,996. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.7% in 11003 and 53.2% in 11001. Poverty rate reads 6.3% vs 3.5%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 4.1% — 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 $599,000 in 11003 versus $765,000 in 11001, with median rent of $2,201 and $2,170 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.0% vs 85.6%. 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.