ZIP 32140 vs ZIP 32656

This side-by-side compares ZIP 32140 (Florahome, FL) and ZIP 32656 (Keystone Heights, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 32140 has a population of 1,741 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 32656 has 14,014 at 96 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 32140 reports a median household income of $35,474 against $74,213 in ZIP 32656, with per-capita income of $26,314 vs $33,696. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.7% in 32140 and 22.4% in 32656. Poverty rate reads 28.2% vs 14.9%, and unemployment 7.9% vs 3.7% — 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 $151,900 in 32140 versus $231,200 in 32656, with median rent of $1,317 and $1,089 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.2% vs 83.4%. 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.