ZIP 32628 vs ZIP 32680

This side-by-side compares ZIP 32628 (Cross City, FL) and ZIP 32680 (Old Town, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 32628 has a population of 4,850 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 32680 has 10,223 at 16 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 32628 reports a median household income of $44,567 against $50,306 in ZIP 32680, with per-capita income of $17,831 vs $22,896. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.1% in 32628 and 10.3% in 32680. Poverty rate reads 24.5% vs 20.9%, and unemployment 5.7% vs 2.7% — 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 $130,700 in 32628 versus $124,300 in 32680, with median rent of — and $826 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.9% vs 86.5%. 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.