ZIP 30442 vs ZIP 30822

This side-by-side compares ZIP 30442 (Millen, GA) and ZIP 30822 (Perkins, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 30442 has a population of 7,698 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 30822 has 526 at 6 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 30442 reports a median household income of $43,624 against — in ZIP 30822, with per-capita income of $21,917 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.7% in 30442 and — in 30822. Poverty rate reads 23.1% vs —, and unemployment 3.9% vs — — 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 $92,100 in 30442 versus — in 30822, with median rent of $604 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.0% vs —. 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.