ZIP 32202 vs ZIP 32206

This side-by-side compares ZIP 32202 (Jacksonville, FL) and ZIP 32206 (Jacksonville, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 32202 has a population of 7,915 at 1,539 people per square mile, while ZIP 32206 has 17,669 at 1,107 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 32202 reports a median household income of $34,825 against $39,242 in ZIP 32206, with per-capita income of $33,115 vs $25,776. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.9% in 32202 and 22.6% in 32206. Poverty rate reads 39.9% vs 32.5%, and unemployment 7.9% vs 8.6% — 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 $268,800 in 32202 versus $173,400 in 32206, with median rent of $1,124 and $860 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 8.7% vs 46.3%. 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.