ZIP 19960 vs ZIP 19941

This side-by-side compares ZIP 19960 (Lincoln, DE) and ZIP 19941 (Ellendale, DE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 19960 has a population of 6,295 at 82 people per square mile, while ZIP 19941 has 2,522 at 29 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 19960 reports a median household income of $67,200 against $75,139 in ZIP 19941, with per-capita income of $29,194 vs $30,222. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.0% in 19960 and 12.1% in 19941. Poverty rate reads 9.7% vs 16.1%, and unemployment 4.3% vs 6.6% — 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 $275,700 in 19960 versus $243,800 in 19941, with median rent of $1,288 and $1,094 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.2% vs 82.0%. 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.