ZIP 32206 vs ZIP 32202

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